Red Velvet
Cupcakes w/ Cream Cheese Frosting
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Ingredients
Cupcake
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups
sifted cake flour (not all-purpose flour)
1 teaspoon
baking powder
1 teaspoon
salt
2 tablespoons
unsweetened cocoa powder
2 oz. red
food coloring (two bottles)
1/2 cup
unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups
sugar
2 eggs, at
room temperature
1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
1 cup
buttermilk, at room temperature
1 teaspoon
white vinegar
1 teaspoon
baking soda
Cream Cheese
Frosting Ingredients:
1 lb (2
blocks) cream cheese (not softened)
1 stick (1/2
cup) butter, at room temperature
1 Tbsp. vanilla
extract
4 cups
powdered sugar, sifted
Method
To Make
Cupcakes:
Preheat oven
to 350 degrees. Line 24 muffin tins with cupcake papers.
Sift together
the cake flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl; set aside. In a
small bowl, mix food coloring and cocoa powder to form a thin paste without
lumps; set aside.
In a large
bowl, using a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat butter and sugar together until
light and fluffy, about three minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then beat
in vanilla and the red cocoa paste, scraping down the bowl with a spatula as
you go. Add one third of the flour mixture to the butter mixture, beat well,
then beat in half of the buttermilk. Beat in another third of flour mixture,
then second half of buttermilk. End with the last third of the flour mixture,
beat until well combined, making sure to scrape down the bowl with a spatula.
In a small
bowl, mix vinegar and baking soda. (Yes, it will fizz!) Add vinegar mixture to
the cake batter and stir well to combine. Fill cupcake cups with cake batter
until they are about 3/4 full. (I like to use an ice-cream scoop for this!)
Bake for approximately 20-22 minutes, rotating pans halfway through. Cupcakes
are done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Check early
and don’t overbake!
Cool the
cupcakes in their tins on a wire rack for 10 minutes then remove and allow to
cool completely before frosting.
To Make
Frosting:
To make the
frosting, in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat
the cream cheese and butter on medium-high speed until well combined and
smooth, about 2-3 minutes. Mix in the vanilla extract. Gradually beat in the
powdered sugar until totally incorporated, increase the speed and then beat
until smooth. Frost cooled cupcakes as desired.
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