Red Velvet Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting
There’s something about a red velvet cake that just makes you feel good. For me, It’s not just the taste, but the nostalgia it brings. Memories of family, holidays, and home. I think these cupcakes should be loved all year long – not saved for special occasions. These little beauties are soft and fluffy. The cake is a bright, beautiful red, topped with a tangy, sweet, cream cheese frosting, these cupcakes are the perfect treat.
How To Make Red Velvet Cupcakes
Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl. Set aside. In a small bowl, whisk together the cooled butter, buttermilk, eggs, vinegar, vanilla, and red food coloring. Set aside. In a large mixing bowl combine the dry ingredients with the wet until smooth. 1 cup of milk plus 1 tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice is equal to one cup of buttermilk. Add the batter to the prepared cup cake pan (I use an ice cream scoop to make sure they are all the same size). Bake for approximately 20 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. While the cupcakes cool, prepare the frosting by adding powdered sugar to a large bowl with the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla. Mix together until smooth (start with the lowest setting on the mixer and increase once the sugar gets mixed in). Pipe or spread the frosting over the cooled cupcakes before serving. You can also decorate with crumbs taken from each cupcake before serving. Update Notes: This recipe was originally posted in 2014, but was republished in 2020 with new photos and tips. Erren’s Kitchen is written and produced for informational intentions only. We are not certified nutritionists, and the nutritional information found on this site has not been assessed or authorized by a nutritionist or the FDA. The nutritional information found in our recipes is offered as an estimate and should not be considered a guarantee or fact. The estimated data is provided as a courtesy and calculated through a third-party online nutritional calculator, spoonacular API. Although we do our best to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures should be considered rough estimates. Many factors, such as brands or products purchased and the nutritional fluctuations that naturally occur in fresh produce, can alter the effectiveness of the nutritional information in any recipe. Furthermore, various online calculators provide different results depending on their particular algorithms and nutrition fact sources. To obtain the most precise nutritional information in a provided recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the exact ingredients you are using when preparing the recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
