My very first cupcake. It cost me a lot but it was fun. I got my recipe from the Food Network. The cupcakes are delicious but the texture is hard or maybe I did something wrong but the cream cheese frosting is a winner.
Recipe: Southern Red Velvet Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/3 cups vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup buttermilk, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons red food coloring
- 1 tablespoon white distilled vinegar
- 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
For the Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 cup or 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line mini cupcake or muffin pans with 48 mini cupcake liners or line regular-size cupcake or muffin pans with 24 regular cupcake liners.
- In mixing bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa powder, and salt.
- In another mixing bowl, stir together the eggs and oil.
- In a mixing cup, mix together the buttermilk, food coloring, vinegar, and vanilla extract and lightly whisk.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients and buttermilk mixture to the egg mixture, starting and ending with the dry ingredients.
- We are trying to achieve a dark brown, red cupcake color, so add more cocoa powder, if the red is not deep enough.
- Then add the batter to the mini cupcake liners until they are 3/4-full and bake for 13 to 14 minutes, or until done.
- Alternately, fill the regular-size cupcake liners and bake 22 minutes, or until done.
- Let the cupcakes cool completely.
- For the Cream Cheese Frosting Combine the sugar, cream cheese, butter, salt, and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl and blend for 2 minutes.
Cooking time (duration): 2 hrs
My rating: 4 stars: ★★★★☆ 1 review(s)
