There is nothing quite like red velvet cupcakes they are so delicious and easy to make .. I know that they are a favourite cupcake in our house
Here below for you is the recipe that I use which is a really great one .. so why not check it out
Red Velvet Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes
110g /4oz / 2/3 cup self raising flour, sifted
110g /4oz /1/2 cup caster sugar (superfine) sugar
110g /4oz / 1/2 cup butter, softened
2 large eggs
1tsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp red food dye
To Decorate
110g/ 4oz / 1/2 cup butter cream cheese
55g / 2oz /1/4 cup butter softened
110g/ 4oz/ 1 cup icing ( confectioner’s ) sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
Grated chocolate for decoration and curls
- Prepare the oven to 190°C ( 170 °C fan ) 375F/ gas 5 and then line a 12 hole cupcake tin with paper cases
- Combine the flour, sugar, butter, eggs, cinnamon and the food dye in a bowl and whisk together for about 2 minutes or until the mixture is smooth
- Divide the mixture evenly between the cake cases and then transfer to the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes
- Test them with a wooden toothpick , if it comes out clean then the cakes are cooked and are ready to come out of the oven
- Transfer the cupcakes onto a wire cooling rack to cool down
- Meanwhile beat together the cream cheese and the butter in a bowl until light and fluffy then beat in the icing sugar ( confectioner’s) sugar a little at a time until your frosting is smooth
- check that your cupcakes are cooled down place the frosting into a piping bag and pipe it onto your cupcakes a star nozzle is usually the best here
- finish of your cupcakes by decorating them with the grated chocolate you may wish to make chocolate curls also
Photo source Jeremy Jenum
