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Craving something sweet? Indulge in our irresistible Red Velvet Cupcakes! Soft, fluffy, and topped with luscious cream cheese frosting, it’s the perfect treat to satisfy your cravings.
Red Velvet Cupcakes with Butter Cream Frosting
Craving something sweet?Β Indulge in our irresistible Red Velvet Cupcakes!Β Soft, fluffy, and topped with luscious cream cheese frosting, it’s the perfect treat to satisfy your cravings.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 20 servings depending on size 1x
- Category: Cake, Cupcakes, Cookies and Tarts
- Method: Easy
Ingredients
Cupcake Batter
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 Tbspn Cocoa
- 3/4 cup oil
- 1/2 cup buttermilk (I used plain yoghurt)
- 1 egg
- 1 Tbspn red food colouring (I used a few drops of gel colour)
- 1/2 tsp white vinegar
Frosting
- 125 g butter
- 2 1/2 cups icing sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- a few drops of almond essence
Instructions
- Mix together frosting ingredients thoroughly for 5 minutes and set aside
- Preheat oven to 180C/350F
- Line cupcake pan
- Sift together dry ingredients
- Mix together wet ingredients
- Combine wet and dry ingredients to form the batter
- Fill cupcakes 1/2 way up.
- Bake long enough for a skewer to come clean
- Use the extra batter to make mini red velvet doughnuts.
Equipment
Notes
Prepared, tried, and tested by Preshana fromΒ The Recipe Hunter: Tried and Tested Recipes from Home Chefs
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 248
- Sugar: 22.7 g
- Sodium: 102.3 mg
- Fat: 14.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 30.4 g
- Fiber: 0.4 g
- Protein: 1.7 g
- Cholesterol: 23.5 mg
Keywords: Red Velvet Cupcakes, Butter Cream Frosting

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You are welcome. ..