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Red velvet cupcakes

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Ingredients

Dry Ingredients
  • 2 1/2 cups plain flour
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cocoa (use non-alkalinised, e.g. Hershey's or Nestle)

Wet Ingredients
  • 1 1/4 cups veg oil
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 25 mL red food colouring
  • 1 tsp white vinegar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
Frosting
  • 250g butter
  • 500g cream cheese
  • 4 cups sifted powdered sugar
  • Preheat oven to 180 deg celsius.
  • Line cupcake pans with paper cupcake liners.
  • Sift all the dry ingredients into a large bowl. Set aside.
  • Whisk the wet ingredients together until it combines smoothly.
  • Gradually sift and fold the dry ingredients mixture into the wet mixture.
  • Pour mixture into cupcake liners till about 3/4 way.
  • Bake in oven for 20 to 25 min.
  • Cream butter with an electric beater on low in a bowl until pale.
  • Add cream cheese and beat till fluffy.
  • Add sugar and beat on high until fluffy.
  • Remove cupcakes from oven and let cool.
  • When cupcakes are cool, spread cream cheese frosting and sprinkle with crushed walnuts and top with berries.
  • Chill in the fridge to firm up the frosting.
  • (makes 32 little ones and 12 bigger ones)
  • (adapted from Paula Deen's recipe; I reduced the veg oil and sugar used. Also the cream cheese frosting I made lasted 3 batches of cupcakes. Book a session with your cardiologist before and after consumption.)
  • corrinnej
    corrinnej says

    This looks divine! WoW!

  • Chengaleng
    Chengaleng says

    Thanks, they didn't survive the party long! Plus they freeze well, great for last minute guests.

  • karpo
    karpo says

    this looks amazing - i will have to make these; and I love that they freeze well!!

  • funkybrownchick
    funkybrownchick says

    So pretty. :) I just sent a "tweet" out via my Twitter (www.twitter.com/funkybrownchick) to alert my followers of this beauty.

  • Chengaleng
    Chengaleng says

    Rockalicious :) Thanks hon!

  • ZenCupcake
    ZenCupcake says

    This looks so good! Wish I could bake.

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