Red Velvet Cupcakes
These bright iconic cupcakes with cream cheese frosting are my all-time favorite! Super moist and delicious and ready in under 30 minutes.
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 489kcal
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
- 1 1/2 cups Sugar
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1 cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 1/2 cups Buttermilk
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 tbsp Red Food Coloring
- 1 1/2 tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 2 Eggs
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 ounces Cream Cheese
- 4 ounces Unsalted Butter
- 3 cups Powdered Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 tbsp Whole Milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- In a bowl, sift the all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, and salt, set aside
- In a bowl, mix the 2 eggs, vegetable oil, buttermilk, vanilla extract, red food coloring, and sugar
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix
- In a bowl mix the baking soda and apple cider vinegar. once it foams up, add it to the cake batter.
- Using an ice-cream scoop, scoop the batter evenly in your muffin tin and bake for 18-20 minutes.
- To make the frosting, mix the cream cheese and butter for about 2 minutes
- Add the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract, mix for about 3 minutes on high speed
- Using a piping bag frost your cooled cupcakes and Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 489kcal | Carbohydrates: 77g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 404mg | Potassium: 114mg | Sugar: 56g | Vitamin A: 580IU | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 1.5mg