Red Velvet Cupcakes are a delicious, chocolatey, vibrant treat that most folks seem to love! Don’t miss my amazing Red Velvet Cake, full-sized Red Velvet Cupcakes, and Red Velvet Peanut Butter Blossoms!
Red Velvet Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose Flour
- 4 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon red food coloring
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat sugar, egg, and oil for 1 to 2 minutes or until fluffy.
- Beat in food coloring and vanilla.
- Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, making three additions of flour and two of buttermilk and beating on low speed until smooth.
- Stir in vinegar.
- Prepare MINI cupcake pan with liners if desired.
- Fill each well with about 1 1/2 tbsp batter. (If using a regular cupcake pan, use about 2 1/2 tablespoons of batter)
- Bake for 6 to 8 minutes (or 14-18 in a regular pan) or until a tester inserted in the center of the cupcake comes out clean.
- Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to cool.
- Repeat with remaining batter.
- Frost with cream cheese frosting.
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Red Velvet Cupcakes (Mini)
These adorable little red velvet cupcakes are a perfect treat! Bite-sized mean you can eat more. I mean, bite-sized means you can enjoy them without all the guilt of a full sized cupcake!
I decided to pair my mini red velvet cupcakes with my favorite ever cream cheese frosting. Although it seems controversial, I love cream cheese with red velvet anything. If you want a classic ermine recipe, here you go!
Tips for Baking the Perfect Red Velvet Cupcake
Because I adore you all so much I am going to give you my three TRIED & TESTED tips for perfect cupcakes:
- Room temperature ingredients.
- Oven Placement- try to make sure pans never touch each other or the sides of the oven
- Oven Temperature- try decreasing temperature by 25 degrees after you place cupcakes in oven.
By doing these things in conjunction with a reliable recipe, you are guaranteed cupcake success!
The last present I got was in June (for my b-day) my friend Lily gave me a cookbook about making desserts from the Farmer’s Market. She also got me the funniest card ever, which I have up at my desk and makes me laugh daily. 😉
My last gift was a facial from a really nice spa. It’s so nice to be pampered!
The last present I got was a picture my daughter drew of her and I holding hands. She put it in a party bag and tied it with ribbon. The days of opening my bedroom door to find a sweet gift laid in front of it are slipping by so quickly. I hope she knows how dear she is to me.
hmmmm – i honestly can not remember (sad – i know) i think it was a new bowling ball.
sure would like to win the cupcake maker:)
happy holidays.
My last gift? A kitchen aid mixer that I hade been eyeing for years–early Christmas present.
Also, I liked the ‘Plugged into Cooking’ page on facebook. 🙂
The last gift I received was from the other night actually. I was having a momentary panic attack over my classes for next semester (last semester yay!) when I got home my boyfriend was waiting with a hug and a delicious home cooked meal. Made my day so much better!
Last gift I received was a pot holder. Also “liked” Plugged into Cooking.
Last gift I received was word that my one and only son (who is in the Navy and stationed in Japan), got leave approved and will be home in January!!
Last gift I received was a thoughtful card….just last night!
Im gonna say on my birthday last year, my husband got me a real nice watch.