Red velvet cake/cupcakes. That red velvet cake was the bees knees. I have never been able to recreate something like it! I've tried a lot of "good" red velvet cupcake and cake recipes- some great- but nothing that deserves a spot in my archives.
Red velvet cake is classic Americana cooking with its roots in the south. Deliciously festive, rich, flavorful, red velvet is like yellow cake but with a little kiss on the cheek of chocolate. Although they say that the reaction between cocoa powder and baking soda gives a red tinge to the batter. You can cook Red velvet cake/cupcakes using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Red velvet cake/cupcakes
- You need 250 g of blueband.
- You need 1 1/2 cup of sugar.
- It’s 4 of eggs.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of fermented milk (mala).
- You need 2 1/2 cups of flour.
- It’s 1 1/2 TSP of baking powder.
- You need 1/2 TSP of baking soda.
- It’s 1 tsp of vinegar.
- Prepare 1/4 TSP of red food colour.
- Prepare 1 TSP of vanilla essence.
Classic red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting are always a hit! These are moist and flavorful, with a hint of cocoa and a slight buttermilk tang. I'm posting on a Monday this week, instead of Tuesday like I usually do. I just wanted to make sure you saw these awesome red velvet.
Red velvet cake/cupcakes step by step
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees…if using a gas oven, put on low or medium-low mark.
- Prepare your baking tin by greasing with blueband & dust with flour.
- Mix the blueband with sugar until light & fluffy.
- Add the eggs and mix well.
- Mix vanilla, vinegar, baking soda & food colour in a separate bowl then add this to the egg mixture.
- Add flour, baking powder & fermented milk… mixing it until no lumps are visible.
- Pour into your baking tin & bake for 40mins or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
Are red velvet cupcakes just chocolate? Red velvet recipes will usually have buttermilk in the batter which reacts with the sodium bicarbonate to create a fluffier and lighter cake. The acid in the butter milk will react with the cocoa powder to create a slightly pink hue. I have shared my Red Velvet Cake Recipe and it has actually climbed to be one of the most popular recipes on Modern Honey. The key with red velvet cupcakes is to have a touch of chocolate flavor.
