Red Velvet Cupcakes
Serves
12
Total Time
1hrs 10mins
Calories
215
A classic recipe for rich, moist and very colourful cupcakes ... top with our easy Cream Cheese Frosting.
- Plain flour
250 g (about 2 cups)
- Cocoa powder
2 tablespoons (about 11 g)
- Baking powder
2 teaspoons (about 10 g)
- Bicarbonate of soda
½ teaspoon (about 2 g)
- Unsalted butter
100 g (about ½ cup)room temperature
- Granulated sugar
200 g (about 1 cup)
- Food coloring
2 teaspoons (about 9 g)
- Vanilla extract
1 teaspoon (about 5 ml)
- Egg
1 (about 50 g)
- Buttermilk
180 g (about ¾ cup)
- Apple cider vinegar
5 g (about 1 teaspoon)
INGREDIENTS
- 1. Pre-heat oven - 175°C
- 2. Line 2 clean muffin pans
- 3. Add plain flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda to a clean medium bowl
- 4. Whisk briefly until combined
- 5. Add unsalted butter and granulated sugar to a clean stand mixer bowl
- 6. Cream together until light and fluffy
- 7. Add food coloring and vanilla extract to the batter
- 8. Mix well
- 9. Transfer dry ingredients to batter
- 10. Add egg to the batter and mix
- 11. Add buttermilk and apple cider vinegar to the batter
- 12. Mix briefly until just combined
- 13. Transfer batter to 2 muffin pans
- 14. Bake until skewer tests clean - 20 min, 175°C
- 15. Let cool completely
- 16. Frost with piping bag
METHOD
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