The very best red velvet cupcakes
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40 mins
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Cook Time
40 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
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Servings
30 cupcakes or 1 large cake
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Cuisine
American
The very best red velvet cupcakes
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Classic red velvet cupcake recipe from Magnolia Bakery in NYC.
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Ingredients
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- 3 1/3 cups cake flour
- 175 g | 3/4 cup | 1 1/2 sticks of butter I use salted - but you could use unsalted if you prefer
- 2 1/4 cups of sugar
- 3 large eggs at room temp
- 3 T cocoa powder
- 3 Tbsp liquid red food colouring or 1-2 teaspoons red gel food colouring
- 1 1/2 t vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 t salt
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 1 1/2 t apple cider vinegar
- 1 1/2 t baking soda bicarbonate of soda
Cream cheese Icing
- 150 g butter room temperature
- 190 g cream cheese
- 4 1/2 cups of icing sugar
- 2 - 3 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 C | 350 F and line a muffin pan with paper liners.
- Using an electric mixer beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add each egg one at a time ensuring that it is well mixed before adding the next one.
- Add the cocoa, vanilla and food colouring, and mix.
- In a separate bowl sift the flour.
- Mix the salt with the buttermilk (I just add it directly into the measuring cup).
- Add the sifted flour and the buttermilk to the batter in 3 parts, allowing it to incorporate before adding the next part - do not overbeat.
- In a small bowl mix the apple cider vinegar with the baking soda - this will fizz up add this right at the end to the batter and mix briefly.
- Scrape down the bowl by hand using a spatula and ensure that everything is mixed in.
- Using an ice cream scoop to ensure consistency, scoop out dollops of dough to about 3/4 of the way up the cupcake case. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes until well risen-and springy to the touch.
To make the icing
- Beat all of the above ingredients together using an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add the lemon juice at the end teaspoon at a time until it is the right consistency.
- Decorate your cooled cupcakes with a swirl of frosting and a pretty decoration of your choice.
Notes
- Make this into a 2 or 3 layer cake if you prefer.
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