Red Velvet Cupcakes are bright red in colour with a mild flavour of chocolate & frosted with cream cheese. It tastes yummiest & perfect dessert for Valentine Day.
Ingredients
3/4 + 1/8 the cup all purpose flour
1/8th tsp Baking Powder
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 egg
1/2 tbsp Cocoa powder
1/8th cup unsalted butter
1 tsp Vanilla essence
1/2 tbsp Liquid Red colour
1/4 cup butter milk
1/4 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Distilled Vinegar
Frosting
1/2 cup cream cheese
100 ml heavy whipping cream
4 tbsp Icing sugar
1/2 tsp Vanilla essence
Method
Sift flour, Baking powder, cocoa powder, Salt & keep aside.
Mix red colour with butter milk & keep aside. Preheat oven for 10 minutes.
Now cream butter & sugar till it becomes light. Then whisk an egg & beat on high speed. Add Vanilla essence to it.
Now add flour mixture & butter milk alternatively to make smooth batter.
Take distilled vinegar in a bowl & mix baking soda to it. Stir it & quickly mix with the ready cake batter.
Spoon the mixture into cupcakes & bake at 170 degrees celcius for 15 minutes. Time may vary oven to oven.
For Frosting
Whip the whipping cream till soft peaks & keep aside. In another bowl whip the cream cheese till it becomes light.
Add the icing sugar & vanilla essence to it. Now combine cream cheese & whipping cream & whip till stiff peaks. Do not over whip.
Fill in the pipping bags & frost them in swirls.
Red velvet cupcakes are ready.
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