Red Velvet Cupcakes
Sweet and fluffy cupcakes that will win everybody’s heart!
Ingredients
- 200 g sugar
- 70 g butter at room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 120 ml vegetable oil
- 2 eggs at room temperature
- 120 ml buttermilk at room temperature
- 160 g flour
- 30 g corn starch
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp cacao powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2-2 tsp red food color
- 1 tsp white vinegar
Instructions
- Mix together sugar and butter at room temperature until light and fluffy.
- Keep mixer running add 1 tsp vanilla extract and vegetable oil. Let all the ingredients combine together.
- Separate egg whites from egg yolks and add the yolks to the butter mixture.
- Add room temperature buttermilk and mix everything for a minute or so.
- Mix together vinegar with red food coloring and add it to the butter.
- Sift all the dry ingredients together and add them to the cupcake’s dough.
- Whisk the egg whites until bubbles appear and add them to the dough.
- Fill out the cupcake’s cups to 2/3 of the way full and bake at 350 degrees for 20-22 minutes.
- Let the cupcakes cool completely and decorate with your favorite frosting or you can make delicious cream cheese frosting.
Notes
You can use a stand mixer and let it do all the work or you can use a hand mixer.
Use all ingredients at room temperature.
Sometimes during the beating stop the mixer and clean the sides of the bowl with a spatula.
Heat the oven in advance.
After 20 minutes of baking check the cupcakes with wooden stick for readiness.