Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting – A Perfect Recipe for Your Next Celebration

Red velvet cupcakes are a classic in the cake world and anyone who has ever tasted one can tell you why. They’re moist, fluffy, and have just the right amount of sweetness to satisfy your sweet tooth without being too much that you can’t have another bite. Today, we’re sharing with you our tried-and-true recipe for making these delicious treats at home for your next celebration or any time you feel like treating yourself.

Ingredients
-1 2/3 cups flour
-2 teaspoons cacao powder
-1 cup sugar
-1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
-1 teaspoon baking powder
-1/4 teaspoon salt
-1 1/2 sticks of butter, softened
-2 tablespoons of vanilla extract
-2/3 cup of buttermilk
-3 eggs
-a few drops of red food coloring

Frosting

-1 stick of butter
-8 ounces of cream cheese, softened
-1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
-Pinch of salt
-4 cups of powder sugar

Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
2. In a large mixing bowl, mix the dry ingredients: flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3. Add the butter, cut into small pieces, to the dry mixture. Mix to combine, it will not be smooth,
4. In a separate bowl, mix the eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, and red food coloring until well combined.
5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients until the batter is well combined.
6. Scoop the batter into the cupcake pan.
7. Bake for 15-18 minutes.

Frosting:
1. In a mixing bowl, mix the butter and cream cheese until well combined.
2. Add the vanilla, and salt and mix.
3. Slowly add the powdered sugar to the mixture.

Once the cupcakes have cooled for 30 minutes to one hour, frost each cupcake. Use a pipe or a knife to frost each cupcake.

 

Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting - A Perfect Recipe for Your Next Celebration

Red velvet cupcakes are a classic in the cake world and anyone who has ever tasted one can tell you why. They’re moist, fluffy, and have just the right amount of sweetness to satisfy your sweet tooth without being too much that you can’t have another bite. Today, we're sharing with you our tried-and-true recipe for making these delicious treats at home for your next celebration or any time you feel like treating yourself.

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 1 2/3 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons cacao powder
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 sticks butter (softened)
  • 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
  • 2/3 cups buttermilk
  • 3 eggs
  • a few drops of red food coloring

Frosting

  • 1 stick butter (softened)
  • 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • pinch of salt
  • 4 cups powdered sugar

Instructions 

Cupcakes

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
  • In a large mixing bowl, mix the dry ingredients: flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • Add the butter, cut into small pieces, to the dry mixture. Mix to combine, it will not be smooth,
  • In a separate bowl, mix the eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, and red food coloring until well combined.
  • Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients until the batter is well combined.
  • Scoop the batter into the cupcake pan.
  • Bake for 15-18 minutes.

Frosting

  • In a mixing bowl, mix the butter and cream cheese until well combined.
  • Add the vanilla, and salt and mix.
  • Slowly add the powdered sugar to the mixture.

Notes

Once the cupcakes have cooled for 30 minutes to one hour, frost each cupcake. Use a pipe or a knife to frost each cupcake.
 
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