Recipe: Valentine's Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Red velvet cupcakes might sound difficult to make, but in reality they are not.

Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
INGREDIENTS
for the red velvet cupcakes
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1 1/2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 tablespoons red food coloring

for the cream cheese frosting
1/4 cup butter, softened
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar

DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Beat the sugar and butter together. Then, beat in the eggs. Set the bowl aside.

In a small bowl, combine milk and vinegar. Let sit for 10 minutes.

In another small bowl, combine the cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and flour.

Add vanilla and food coloring to the milk mixture.

Take approximately 1/4 of the cocoa powder mixture and fully incorporate into the sugar mixture.

Then, add 1/3 of the milk mixture and fully mix into the sugar mixture.

Continue with the dry, wet pattern into the sugar mixture, ending in dry ingredients.

Spoon into greased cupcake tins and bake for about 20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.

Meanwhile, make the cream cheese frosting. Beat the butter, cream cheese, and vanilla until fluffy. Then, add the powdered sugar, incorporating a little at a time (about 1/4 cup). Beat until desired texture and flavor.

Frost the cupcakes when they are cooled. Decorate as desired.

Makes 24 cupcakes.



~ Text & recipe: altered version of  "Sassy Sweets: Red Velvet Cupcakes", a post by Danielle of  "The Growing Foodie", used under a CC BY 3.0 license.
~ Photos: altered version of this photo and this photo by Flickr User rottnapples, used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
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