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Red Velvet Cupcake-
4 Tablespoons / 60g. butter, at room temperature
¾ cup / 150g. sugar
1 egg
2 1/2 / 10g. Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tbsp / 20ml. red food coloring
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup / 120ml. buttermilk or well beaten yoghurt
1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt (if you’re using unsalted butter)
1 tsp teaspoon baking sodaMethod:
- Preheat the oven to 170°C/350°F.
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda.
- In another bowl, beat butter and the sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy and well mixed.
- Turn the mixer up to high speed, slowly add the egg and beat until everything is well incorporated.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the cocoa powder, red food colouring and vanilla extract to make a very thick, dark paste. Add to the butter mixture and mix thoroughly until evenly combined and coloured (scrape any unmixed ingredients from the side of the bowl with a rubber spatula).
- Turn the mixer up to slow speed, add a third of the flour mixture, then half the buttermilk, a third of the flour, half the buttermilk, and ending with the rest of the flour. You can fold in the last third of flour by hand.
- Spoon mixture into cupcake mould line with paper or into silicone moulds.
- Bake for about 20-25 mins or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
- Let cool completely before frosting the cakes.
Cream Cheese Frosting
( double recipe to frost a 2 layer 9-inch cake)
2 1/3 cups / 300 g. icing sugar, sifted3 Tablespoons butter / 50g. room temperature4 ounces / 125g. cream cheese, cold
Method:
- Beat the powdered sugar and butter together in the bowl of a stand mixer fit with a paddle attachment. Mix on medium-slow speed until it comes together and is well mixed. Mine kinda looked crumbly.
- Add the cream cheese all at once and beat on medium to medium-high until incorporated.
- Turn the mixer to medium-high and beat for 5 minutes, or until the frosting becomes light and fluffy. Be careful not to over beat or the icing might get runny.








