my first RED VELVET with CREAM CHEESE frosting

A red velvet cake is a cake with a dark red, bright red or red-brown color. It is usually prepared as a layer cake with either a vanilla or chocolate flavor, topped with a creamy white icing. The reddish-brown color of the cake originally was from a reaction of the cocoa powder with an acidic ingredient such as buttermilk, however red food coloring is often added especially if the cake does not contain chocolate.

I made my own RED VELVET CUPCAKES in a hint of chocolate flavor
with CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

 

Ingredients
1 ¼ cup of all Purpose Flour
2 Tbsp of Cocoa Powder
½ tsp of Baking Powder
½ tsp of Baking Soda
¼ tsp of Salt
¼ cup of Unsalted Butter, softened at room temperature
¾ cup of Granulated sugar
¾ cup of Buttermilk
1 Egg
1 tsp of Vanilla Extract
Red food Coloring

For the frosting,

2 Cups of Powdered Sugar
4 oz of Cream Cheese, softened at room temperature
2 Tbsp of Unsalted Butter, softened at room temperature
1 Tbsp of Milk
1 tsp of Vanilla Extract

- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

- Line a muffin pan with cup cake liners and set aside.

- In a small bowl mix together the first 5 ingredients and set aside

-In the other bowl , cream together the sugar and butter, add the egg and vanilla and mix until well combined and creamy.

- With the mixer running on low, add half of the dry ingredients and half of the buttermilk, make sure its combined and add the remaining dry ingredients and buttermilk making sure to combine everything together but not over mixing.

- Using a spatula mix the batter from the bottom to make sure nothing is left stuck to the side of the bowl, add enough food coloring to get the desired red color for your cupcakes.

- Using a large ice cream scoop, scoop the batter evenly in your prepared pan and bake for 18 to 22 minutes or until when you insert a toothpick in the center it comes out clean.Let the cupcakes cool completely. 

-To make the frosting 

- simply put all the frosting ingredients into the bowl of an electric mixer and mix until well combined and it has the consistency of a thick frosting.Frost the cupcakes either with a little spatula or using a disposable piping bag fitted with a plain large tip.

- Let cool in the fridge for about 10 to 15 minutes to set a little before serving (if you can resist them anyway) 

  bake for 18 to 22 minutes in 350 degrees

ENJOY! :)

source: http://www.laurainthekitchen.com/arch/red_velvet_cupcake.html