Easy Red Velvet Cupcakes
Ingredients
60 grams butter at room temperature
1 egg
150 grams caster sugar
10 grams cocoa
10 milliliters red food colouring
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
120 milliliters buttermilk
150 grams plain flour
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
85 grams butter
375 grams Icing sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
Preparation
1
Preheat the oven to 180C.
2
Cream the butter, egg and sugar together until light and fluffy.
3
4
Mix the flour and baking powder together.
5
Add half the buttermilk and half the flour mix.
6
Combine well before adding the remainder of the buttermilk and flour and mixing further.
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8
Spoon the mixture into the cases of your choice. I used cupcake cases and my mixture made 15 cakes.
9
Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 mins or until the cupcakes spring back slightly when touched.
11
The Frosting
13
Add the vanilla extract.
14
Slowly add the milk 1 teaspoon at a time until you reach the consistency you wish. I ended up using 2 teaspoons.
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Yield:
3.0 servings
Added:
Saturday, August 21, 2010 - 10:26am
