Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Add the eggs, one at a time, beating until each is fully incorporated. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure even mixing. In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting:
  1. Prepare Cupcakes
  2. Get 4 tbsp unsalted butter
  3. Make ready 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  4. Get 1 large egg
  5. Make ready 2 1/2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  6. Prepare 2 tbsp Red Food Coloring
  7. Get 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  8. Prepare 1/2 cup buttermilk
  9. Prepare 1 cup AP flour
  10. Prepare 2 tbsp AP flour
  11. Make ready 1/2 tsp salt
  12. Get 1 1/2 tsp distilled white vinegar
  13. Take 1/2 tsp baking soda
  14. Take Cream Cheese Frosting
  15. Take 8 oz Cream Cheese
  16. Get 5 tbsp unsalted butter
  17. Get 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  18. Get 2 cup powdered sugar

A real Southern classic, red velvet cake has just a hint of cocoa and a deep red crumb. True to tradition, these party-worthy cupcakes are topped with rich cream cheese frosting and are embellished with a sprinkle of toasted sugared pecans. These homemade red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting are soft, tender, springy, and moist. There's just enough chocolate flavor to satisfy your chocolate cravings, without being overdone.

Steps to make Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting:
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a cupcake pan with liners.
  2. On medium-high seed, cream the butter and sugar for about 3 mins, until light and fluffy. Add the egg and turn the mixture to high. Scrape the sides of the bowl and beat until well incorporated.
  3. In a different small bowl, mix together the cocoa powder, vanilla extract, and red food coloring to make a thick paste. (The amount of Red Food Coloring you use is up to you, if you like a bright red use less, if you like a deeper earthy color use 3 tablespoons, but no more.) Add to the batter and mix on medium speed until completely combined. Scrape the bottom of bowl if necessary to ensure all the batter gets color.
  4. Reduce the mixer speed to low and slowly add half of the buttermilk. Add half of the flour and mix until combined. Scrape the bowl and repeat process. Beat on high till smooth.
  5. Reduce the mixer to low and add salt, baking soda, and vinegar. Turn to high and beat for no more than 15 seconds just so that everything is completely combined and smooth, but don't over mix!
  6. Divide the batter evenly into cupcake liners and bake for about 20 mins, or until a toothpick is inserted into the center of the largest cupcake comes out clean.
  7. Cool for 10 minutes and then remove cupcakes from pan and place them on cooling rack to cool completely for about an hour before frosting.
  8. For the frosting: Take the room temperature butter and cool cream cheese and mix them on medium-high speed for about 2 minutes. Add vanilla extract and continue to beat till well combined. Scrape the bowl when necessary. Reduce the speed to low and add the powdered sugar in 4 additions, so as not to have it fly everywhere. Beat until frosting is smooth yet not overly beaten and runny. This makes plenty of frosting to pipe both into the cupcake to give it a filing as well as on top. So since there will no doubt be left over frosting, you can freeze it in an airtight container and save it for another use. Or if you would like you could just halve the frosting recipe to make less.
  9. Can be stored in fridge for up to 3 days. However, it would be best to let them sit out for about 20 minutes so that they taste moist and fluffy, yet still slightly chilled.

The smooth, rich homemade cream cheese frosting is the perfect complement to the cupcakes, and adds the right amount of zip and tang. Sift together the cake flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl; set aside. With mixing speed on low gradually add the powdered sugar, beat until it forms a fondant-looking ball. This red velvet recipe is a McCormick recipe, one of the long time recipes out there for red velvet. I didn't grow up eating red velvet cake, or cupcakes, so I decided to test out a popular recipe and pair it with my Cream Cheese Frosting.

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