Red Velvet Cupcakes

This recipe was originally posted on September 20th, 2015 on my old blog! So, it’s time for a re-post!

People on Instagram are always asking me about my red velvet cupcakes, so I thought I would go ahead and share my favorite recipe with you! I have tested out many recipes and this one is by far my favorite one!

Ingredients: (yields approx. 24 regular size cupcakes)

2-1/2 cups cake flour
1- ½ cups of sugar
2 tbsp. cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1-1/2 cups oil
2 eggs
1 tsp. vinegar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 oz. no taste red food coloring

Directions:

Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees and line cupcake pans with liners.
Combine and sift all dry ingredients into a bowl of a mixer.
Whisk all wet ingredients together in a large bowl.
Pour the combined wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and combine using the whisk attachment on a mixer. Do not over beat.
Scoop batter into cupcake pans and bake at 325 degrees for about 20 minutes or for mini cupcakes; bake for about 12 minutes.

TIME TO MAKE THE FROSTING!

We’ve got options here! These are my two favorite cream cheese frosting recipes for Red Velvet Cupcakes! We’ve got regular and chocolate! Truth be told, this recipe for chocolate cream cheese frosting is hands down my favorite frosting recipe (pretty much EVER)!

Cream Cheese frosting: 4 tablespoons of butter (softened), 6 ounces of cream cheese (softened), 4 cups powdered sugar, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla. Cream together butter and cream cheese; add in sifted powder sugar, salt, and vanilla. And beat until well combined. Add food coloring for fun colors and top with candies and sprinkles. Note: When piping frosting, it is best to double the recipe.

(THE BEST) Chocolate Cream Cheese frosting: 8oz softened cream cheese, 1/2 cup softened butter, 3 cups powdered sugar, 1/2 cup cocoa powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla. Cream together butter and cream cheese; add in sifted powdered sugar and cocoa. Add salt and vanilla. Top with candies and sprinkles. Note: When piping frosting, it is best to double the recipe.

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Red Velvet Cupcakes