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Red velvet cupcakes are tasty and easy to prepare. With their bold color, you will surely get enticed with its creamy frosting and toppings.Some may get the impression that red velvet cupcakes are quite difficult to prepare. In coming up with an enticing and tasty cupcake, you will need the following ingredients: 60 grams unsalted butter, 150 grams caster sugar, 10 grams cocoa powder, 1 large egg, 120 ml buttermilk, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, 20 ml red food coloring, 150 grams plain flour, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon bicarb soda, 1 ½ teaspoon white wine vinegar. For cream cheese frosting, you will need the following ingredients: 125 grams cream cheese, 300 grams icing sugar and 50 grams unsalted butter.
I first made this Red Velvet cupcake recipe for a wedding cake tasting for a friend. The cake was wonderful, however, I have made some tweaks and additions that I think really make these cupcakes superb. The addition of extra chocolate emboldens the cupcakes' flavors and leaves the final product a gorgeous, deep red that is as luxurious as its' name. I advocate adjusting your recipes to your own tastes. Feel free to add more or less of the flavoring, adjust the amount of red dye you use. Adding just half an ounce of the dye will brighten your cupcakes in an instant for any festive occasion! If you prefer something even more decadent a filling can always be made for the center of each cupcake. Chocolate ganache, Bavarian cream, or even the cream cheese filling make a decadent center that amp up this recipe. Just use a 10 inch feather weight piping bag with tip 230, and you have utterly sublime cupcakes that will enthrall any crowd.
The Cream Cheese frosting is the perfect compliment to your Red Velvet cupcakes. The perfect combination of cream cheese and sugar gives this frosting a subtle and elegant flavor that enhances the flavors of the cupcake.
Those that know me know that I have a raging sweet tooth. Red Velvet Cupcakes are one of my absolute favorites. When we moved from California, to a forsaken state without Sprinkles Red Velvet Cupcakes, I was more desperate than ever to come up with an amazing red velvet cupcake recipe that is as close as possible. After about a dozen attempts, revisions, variations, and “taste testing” sessions, I am more than happy with this recipe! If you are looking for a delicious red velvet cupcake recipe with an AMAZING cream cheese frosting, here it is! Moist, flavorful, and topped generously with a fantastic frosting! If you read the comments below, you will see that I am not alone in thinking this recipe is worth trying.
Cupcake towers have recently become a trendy alternative to the traditional wedding cake. But is a cupcake tower right for you? Cupcake towers have several benefits over a traditional cake. The most obvious one is price.
According to The Bridal Association of America, the average cost of a wedding cake is $543.00. And a mid-range two or three tiered cake in a standard flavor such as chocolate, vanilla, carrot cake or lemon poppy seed with buttercream icing and minimal fondant decorations can run $5 or $6 a slice and upwards of $10 a slice for higher end cakes. When purchased from a cupcake shop, cupcakes tend to run in the $2-$3 range depending on decorations. We purchased our wedding cupcake tower for $370 from a local cupcake shop. It included 200 cupcakes (75 vanilla, 50 carrot cake, and 75 red velvet) and two small decorated cakes. One for the cake cutting ceremony and one for our one year anniversary.
These are mini versions of the classic American red velvet cake. Perfect for bake sales, birthdays, Christmas cupcakes or even for a wedding.
