Red velvet cupcake
Author Notes: Red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting —Oh Sweet Day!
Makes 12 cupcakes
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup canola oil
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 piece egg
- 3/4 cup buttermilk, room temp
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon red food coloring paste
- 1 1/2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
- 1/3 cup freshly brewed hot espresso
- 2 packets 8-ounce cream cheese, room temp
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- Preheat oven to 325F. Grease muffin tin or line with muffin liners.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder.
- In a standing mixer with a paddle attachment, mix oil, sugar and egg until well combined.
- Mix in buttermilk, vanilla extract and food coloring paste, followed by vinegar and espresso.
- With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture and mix until just blended.
- Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups. Transfer muffin tin to oven and bake for 15 to 18 minutes. Transfer muffin tin to a wire rack and let cupcakes cool completely.
- To prepare cream cheese frosting, place cream cheese and powdered sugar in a mixing bowl. Beat until pale and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
- Frost the cupcakes with the cream cheese frosting. Garnish with cake crumbs.
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over 1 year ago gjh
Not great. Something is off in the measurements. Will not make again.
over 2 years ago meganotoole
I think the ingredient list is incomplete! The directions say to add vinegar and vanilla however they aren't soecified in the ingredient list. Bummer.
over 2 years ago Oh Sweet Day!
Sorry for the confusion. The ingredient list was corrected.
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