sweet

Red Velvet Cupcakes

• source: https://preppy-kitchen.com/red-velvet-cupcakes/
• time: 35
• servings: 16

Ingredients

• 215 g all-purpose flour
• 4 g cocoa powder
• 200 g granulated sugar
• 1 g baking soda
• 4 g baking powder
• 1 g kosher salt
• 190 g unsalted butter
• 3 eggs
• 5 ml vanilla extract
• 177 ml buttermilk
• red food colouring
• 340 g unsalted butter for frosting
• 550 g confectioners sugar
• 455 g cream cheese
• 5 ml vanilla extract for frosting
• pinch of kosher salt

Cookware

• oven
• cupcake pan
• large bowl
• bowl
• piping bag

Method

1. Preheat oven to 175°C. Place cupcake papers in a cupcake pan.
2. In a large bowl, sift all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, granulated sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and kosher salt together. Give it a whisk.
3. In another bowl, whisk together unsalted butter at room temperature, eggs, vanilla extract, buttermilk, and red food colouring to taste until combined.
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix until combined. Distribute the batter evenly into cupcake papers.
5. Bake for 15 minutes to 20 minutes or until golden and springy to the touch.
6. For the cream cheese frosting, cream unsalted butter for frosting at room temperature. Sift confectioners sugar into a large bowl. Add cream cheese at room temperature, vanilla extract for frosting, and a pinch of kosher salt. Beat together. Add the confectioners sugar gradually and mix until combined.
7. Transfer to a piping bag, snip off the tip, and pipe a large dollop on top of each cooled cupcake.