![[I had some friends over last night to celebrate my birthday and rather making a cake, I made a batch of these babies. I LOVE red velvet and this recipe is from Paula Deen, so you know it is both delicious and TERRIBLE for you. But, it’s my birthday, so the calories don’t count, right?]
Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Cupcake Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups of flour
1 1/2 cups of sugar
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 1/2 cups of vegetable oil
1 cup of buttermilk, at room temperature
2 large eggs, at room temperature
2 tablespoons of red food coloring
1 teaspoon of white distilled vinegar
1 teaspoon of vanilla
Cupcake Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Line 24 muffin cups with cupcake liners. Lightly grease the liners.
Sift the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder together into a medium bowl.
Beat together the oil, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vinegar, and vanilla.
Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix until thoroughly combined.
Fill each cupcake liner 2/3 of the way full.
Bake the cupcakes for 20-22 minutes (until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean,) turning the pans around half way through.
Let the cupcakes cool completely.
Frosting Ingredients:
1 pound (2 8oz. containers) of cream cheese, softened
1 cup (2 sticks) of butter, softened
1 teaspoon of vanilla
4 cups of powdered sugar
Frosting Directions:
Beat the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla together until they are smooth.
Add the sugar a little at a time, beating well after each addition.
Beat the frosting for a few minutes, until it is nice and fluffy.
Frost the cooled cupcakes.
Serve and enjoy! <3](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ae80S9wo1r2v6lgo1_500.jpg)
[I had some friends over last night to celebrate my birthday and rather making a cake, I made a batch of these babies. I LOVE red velvet and this recipe is from Paula Deen, so you know it is both delicious and TERRIBLE for you. But, it’s my birthday, so the calories don’t count, right?]
Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Cupcake Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups of flour
- 1 1/2 cups of sugar
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups of vegetable oil
- 1 cup of buttermilk, at room temperature
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons of red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon of white distilled vinegar
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
Cupcake Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Line 24 muffin cups with cupcake liners. Lightly grease the liners.
- Sift the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder together into a medium bowl.
- Beat together the oil, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vinegar, and vanilla.
- Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix until thoroughly combined.
- Fill each cupcake liner 2/3 of the way full.
- Bake the cupcakes for 20-22 minutes (until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean,) turning the pans around half way through.
- Let the cupcakes cool completely.
Frosting Ingredients:
- 1 pound (2 8oz. containers) of cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup (2 sticks) of butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
- 4 cups of powdered sugar
Frosting Directions:
- Beat the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla together until they are smooth.
- Add the sugar a little at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Beat the frosting for a few minutes, until it is nice and fluffy.
- Frost the cooled cupcakes.
- Serve and enjoy! <3
