Cupcake Anyone...!?
I found this amazing Red Velvet Cupcake Recipe a few weeks ago and could not wait to try it...
When doing research for recipes I want to try or have a special need for....
The ingredients in the recipe and the amount
of each ingredient are two major factors in which decide if I will give the recipe a try.....
The one ingredient I looked at for this recipe was the
amount of Red Food Color needed to give a
beautiful Red that would maintain its brightness after baking.
As you can see, the batter is a beautiful "Red"
And just as beautiful after baking...
I baked the cupcakes in a muffin pan without liners....
After the cupcakes cooled, I placed them in my Tulip Liners..
I wanted to pipe on the Fluffy Icing after they were placed in the Tulip Liners,
this would allow me to pipe high with a significant amount of Icing and keep them pretty...
The "one" thing I really like about the Tulip Liners,
you can easily pull the liners away to eat and have a nice
surface area to eat your treat...with a fork:)
Packaged for delivery
Recipe below
Ingredients
For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1 pound cream cheese, softened
- 2 sticks butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2
(12-cup)
muffin pans with cupcake papers.
In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking
soda, salt, and
cocoa powder. In a large bowl
gently beat together the oil, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vinegar,
and vanilla with a electric mixer. Add the sifted dry
ingredients to the wet and mix until smooth and thoroughly combined.
Divide the batter evenly among the cupcake tins about 2/3 filled.
Bake in oven for about 20 to 22 minutes, turning the pans once, half way
through. Test the cupcakes with a toothpick for doneness. Remove from
oven and cool completely before frosting.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla
together until smooth. Add the sugar and on low speed, beat until
incorporated. Increase the speed to high and mix until very light and
fluffy.
