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The PERFECT Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Posted on February 9, 2022February 9, 2022
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Description

It’s going to be love at first sight with these Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting! A little magical chemistry makes these Red Velvet Cupcakes perfectly moist and fluffy. The Cream Cheese Frosting pairs amazingly to balance out the sweetness. These are a must-try recipe for Valentine’s Day and beyond!

Ingredients

Red Velvet Cupcakes Ingredients – Makes 12 cupcakes 

  • 85 grams Unsalted Butter (room temperature)  
  • 175 grams White Granulated Sugar   
  • 1 large Egg (room temperature)  
  • 6 grams Cocoa Powder (sifted)     
  • 1 tbsp Red Gel Food Colour
  • ½ tbsp Pure Vanilla Extract                              
  • 200 grams All Purpose Flour (sifted) 
  • ½ tsp Salt          
  • ¾ cup Milk     
  • ¾ tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
  • ¾ tsp Baking Soda

Cream Cheese Frosting 

  • 85 grams Cream Cheese Block (room temperature)
  • 60 grams Unsalted Butter (room temperature)
  • ½ tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 260 grams Icing Sugar (sifted)

Method

For Red Velvet Cupcakes

  1. In a mixing bowl, add the butter and sugar. Cream together with an electric mixer for about 3-5 minutes until light and fluffy.
  2. Add in the egg and mix on a slow speed to combine.
  3. In another mixing bowl, whisk together the all purpose flour, salt and cocoa powder.
  4. Add the red gel food colour to a small bowl, add a tablespoon of the milk to it and whisk it together.  This will make it easier to combine with the rest of the wet ingredients, 
  5. Combine the milk, red gel food colour and pure vanilla extract to form the wet ingredients.
  6. Using the electric mixer, gently alternate mixing the dry and wet ingredients to the bowl with the butter, sugar and egg till the batter is well combined.
  7. To make the cupcakes moist and give them the perfect rise, in a small bowl, add the apple cider vinegar and baking soda. Whisk them together, quickly add it to the batter and mix it in.
  8. Line a cupcake tray with cupcake liners and scoop in the batter to fill the liners about half full. This will ensure the cupcakes bake with a relatively flat top.
  9. Bake the cupcakes at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes. Remove them from the oven and let them cool in the tray for 5 minutes. Then remove them from the cupcake tray and place them on a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.

For Cream Cheese Frosting

  1. In a mixing bowl, with an electric mixer, cream the butter until light and fluffy.
  2. Add the softened cream cheese and mix it well with the butter.
  3. Toss in the pure vanilla extract and give it a quick mix.
  4. Slowly add in the icing sugar and on a low speed combine it to form the frosting.
  5. Chill the frosting for about an hour till it gets firm.
  6. Add the frosting to a piping bag with a simple round piping tip and frost the cooled cupcakes.
  7. Decorate the cupcakes with sprinkles or chocolate treats.

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