These red velvet cupcakes are perfectly moist with the most beautiful and deep red color. They are topped with classic cream cheese frosting, and once you eat one, you will agree that these are the best! Cupcakes are the perfect dessert for any occasion. For other delightful cupcake recipes, try these banana cupcakes, these amazing lemon blueberry cupcakes, and especially these pineapple upside-down cupcakes!
Red Velvet Cupcakes
With how many cupcake recipes are out there, I still haven’t found one that I didn’t like! Cupcakes are so yummy and can be mixed and matched with so many flavors, toppings and frostings that they are different every time! Plus, my kids go crazy over them, so it’s a no-brainer to make these for dessert! These red velvet cupcakes are one of my absolute favorite cupcake recipes! There was a time when I was making a new red velvet cake recipe every weekend. I tried recipe after recipe, and none compared to this one. It is a light cake with a beautiful red color and a slight chocolate flavor. I top these cupcakes with my go-to cream cheese frosting recipe and the cream cheese flavor is the perfect match for red velvet. This has been my go-to red velvet cupcake recipe for years and years, and I’m sure it will become your favorite too.
Ingredients to Make Red Velvet Cupcakes
This recipe uses staple pantry ingredients that you probably already have on hand! Which makes it easy because then you can make these all the time! And trust me, after your kids devour them off of your counter in 2 seconds flat, you will need all of the stuff to make a second batch for yourself!
Cake
Flour: I used all-purpose flour for this recipe. Baking Soda and Baking Powder: These ingredients help the cake rise and get that moist, sponge like texture. Unsweetened Cocoa Powder: This is what makes red velvet cake, the cocoa powder brings in that small, subtle chocolate flavor. Granulated Sugar: This sweetens up the batter. Salt: The salt is used to enhance all of the other flavors in the cupcakes. Buttermilk: You can use storebought or homemade buttermilk for this recipe!Vegetable Oil: This will give the cupcakes a moist texture. Egg: Let your egg sit out at room temperature before you start mixing. It will combine with the other ingredients better if it’s not cold. White Vinegar: This interacts with the baking soda to help leaven the cake (to help it rise without yeast)Vanilla Extract: This enhances the sweet ingredients in the cupcake batter. Liquid Red Food Coloring: This is how you will get that deep, beautiful red color!
Cream Cheese Frosting
Butter: Use unsalted butter that has been softened to room temperature.Cream Cheese: This should also be softened to room temperature. It will mix better and make it so that your frosting doesn’t have any lumps! Salt: This enhances all of the flavors! Vanilla Extract: This will add a sweet flavor to mix in with the tangy cream cheese. Powdered Sugar: You use powdered sugar instead of granulated sugar because it dissolves into the frosting making it nice and smooth.Milk: I used 2% but any milk is fine! Use more if the frosting is too thick.
How to Make Red Velvet Cupcakes
Making red velvet cupcakes from scratch is a lot easier than you would think! These are simple and come together quickly, making them a great go-to dessert to impress any guest!
Cupcakes
Cream Cheese Frosting
Room Temperature Ingredients: Start by setting out your ingredients before you start baking. Baking with room temperature ingredients helps when mixing the ingredients together and it creates a smooth batter and frosting! Thick Frosting: If your frosting is too thick to pipe, then slowly add more milk (1 tablespoon at a time) until it reaches your desired consistency! Don’t Open the Oven Door: If you open the oven too soon, it releases too much hot air. This makes it so that your cupcakes bake unevenly. If you need to check on things then use the oven light!
Making Ahead of Time: Just cook them according to the directions. Once they are cooled then you can store them in your refrigerator for a day or two. When you are ready to serve them, take them out of the fridge so they can come down a bit in temperature. Make the frosting while they are coming to room temperature and then frost them just before serving! Leftovers: Store any leftovers in your refrigerator in an airtight container. They will last 2-3 days.
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All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe and nutritional value will vary depending on the brands you use, measuring methods and portion sizes per household.
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