Red Velvet Cupcakes
A classic red velvet cake recipe made into cupcakes, and topped with traditional cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
For the cupcakes:
- 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- ⅔ cup buttermilk , well shaken
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 3 tablespoons red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the frosting:
- 8 ounces cream cheese , at room temperature
- ½ cup butter , at room temperature
- 4 cups powdered sugar , sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners or grease with butter or cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, sift flour, sugar, cocoa, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together.
- In another bowl whisk together the oil, buttermilk, eggs, red food coloring, and vanilla.
- Pour wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients and whisk until combined and smooth.
- Fill cupcake liners ⅔ fill and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 18-20 minutes. Let cool in the muffin pan 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the frosting, beat together butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and heavy cream and beat on high speed until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Frost cooled cupcakes as desired.
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Nutrition
Calories: 309kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 226mg | Potassium: 97mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 381IU | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 1mg