Red Velvet Cupcakes with cream cheese frosting

Even though these are a classic it is always a surprise for everyone every time. These are the most elegant cupcakes you will ever find. They are spongy and moist and the colour makes a huge impression. Your guests will always remember the gorgeous red cupcakes you make. They are a warranted success.   Everyone loves them!

Ingredients for the cupcakes

150g of sugar
140g of all-purpose flour
120ml of milk
12ml of lemon juice
60g of butter (room temperature)
1 egg
10g of unsweetened cocoa powder
2,5ml of white vinegar
2,5ml of vanilla extract
2,5g of baking soda
2,5g of salt
2,5g of baking powder
red food colouring paste

We start whisking in a bowl the flour, the cocoa powder, the baking powder and the salt.
In a separate bowl we beat the sugar and the butter with the electric mixer on low speed until we get a creamy mix. We add the egg and the vanilla extract and we keep beating until it is well integrated.
We mix the milk and the lemon juice in a glass and we add the food colouring.
Now we incorporate half of the flour mix to the butter using the electric mixer on low speed. Then we add the milk and then the rest of the flour. We should not stop beating at any point.

We activate the baking soda pouring the vinegar on it and then we add this to our dough. We mix a little more and now it's ready to be divided in the paper cases. We bake them in the oven at 190 °C for about 25                                          minutes.





Ingredients for the cream cheese frosting

225g of cream cheese (cold)
75g of non-salted butter (room temperature)
100g of powdered sugar
2,5ml of vanilla extract

We mix the sugar, the vanilla extract and the butter in a bowl and when they are well combined we add the cream cheese. We keep beating until we get a smooth and creamy frosting.

When the cupcakes are cold we can start decorating. We can use a piping bag or just a spatula to cover the cupcakes. I made a couple of each so you can see the effect. We can finish our decorations with a small detail made with fondant.