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Red Velvet Cupcakes

Red Velvet Cupcakes are moist, soft and delicious. They are super easy to make especially for your loved ones on Valentines day & special occasions.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Servings12 cupcakes
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

To prepare buttermilk:

  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

To be sieved:

  • 1/2 cup castor sugar
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 cup curd
  • 1.5 tablespoon red food color

For cream cheese frosting:

Instructions

  • To begin with first add vinegar with milk. Leave undisturbed for 10 mins.
  • Milk curdles like this, instant buttermilk ready. Set aside. You can even use fresh 1 cup buttermilk if you have.
  • To a mixing bowl - add oil and sugar. I have used castor sugar here so that it gets easily dissolved. However you can use regular crystal sugar too.
  • Whisk well for  a minute.
  • Now add curd mix well.
  • Next add vanilla essence and red food color.
  • Mix well,then add prepared buttermilk and mix it well.
  • To this add flour, baking soda and coco powder to a sieve.
  • Sieve the flour mixture into the wet mix.
  • Mix well to form a runny batter. Red velvet cupcakes are on its way to get ready.
  • Use a icecream scooper for scooping to get even sized cupcakes. While you do this preheat oven at 180 deg C for 10 mins.
  • Add batter to cupcake liner only till 3/4 th.
  • Bake in preheated oven at 180 deg C for 20-25 mins or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.Set aside to cool completely.Meanwhile we can prepare the cream cheese frosting.
  • Cream cheese frosting:Get all your ingredients ready.
  • To a mixing bowl : add cream cheese and butter.
  • Beat well in high speed using a electric mixer. Beat until creamy.
  • Now after that add vanilla essence.
  • Beat once for even mixing.
  • Add icing sugar to a sieve and sieve into the cream cheese butter mixture.
  • Whisk until stiff peaks form liek shown here.
  • It should be thick and creamy.
  • Fill the frosting into the piping bag.
  • Pipe on the cooled cupcakes. Add sprinkles over it.
  • Eggless red velvet cupcakes are ready!  These cupcakes tastes damn delicious together with cream cheese frosting.

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Notes

  • Use good quality food color for even mixing and perfect color.
  • I use homemade curd which was a bit runny only and it works well for this recipe.
    You do not need thick curd.
    In addition you can even add nuts for topping if you like.
    I wanted to give a velendtines special looks so added heart sprinklers that I bought for this sake.
  • To check whether cupcakes are done or not always use a toothpick in the center to check.
  • Make sure to cool down the cupcakes completely before frosting otherwise frosting will start melting.
  • Keep the frosting in fridge for it to thicken if you feel its runny.
  • I used a little less sugar for frosting to avoid over sweetness and to get the perfect consistency to pipe. Hence I suggest to add icing sugar little by little if you are adding more than 1 cup.
Nutrition Facts
Red Velvet Cupcakes
Amount Per Serving (25 g)
Calories 260 Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Fat 12g18%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Trans Fat 0.2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
Cholesterol 13mg4%
Sodium 114mg5%
Potassium 63mg2%
Carbohydrates 37g12%
Fiber 0.4g2%
Sugar 28g31%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 156IU3%
Vitamin C 0.03mg0%
Calcium 35mg4%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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