Red Velvet Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting (V) (G)
Makes 20 cupcakes
Adapted from McCormick's Red Velvet Cupcakes
'What's the deal with this cupcake? It tastes just like chocolate cupcake!' Wrong! It is special because of the deep red colour combined with the cocoa which gives it that smooth rich taste makes this one sophisticated cupcake a star that deserves to walk on the red carpet - a cake red carpet.
Ingredients
Cake:
2 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup natural yogurt + 1teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons bright red liquid food colouring
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
Cream cheese frosting:
224g cream cheese, softened
55g butter/shortening, softened
3 teaspoons strawberry flavouring
350g icing sugar
milk
Method
Cake:
2 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup natural yogurt + 1teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons bright red liquid food colouring
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
Cream cheese frosting:
224g cream cheese, softened
55g butter/shortening, softened
3 teaspoons strawberry flavouring
350g icing sugar
milk
Method
- Preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celcius
- Mix the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl and set aside
- In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until fluffy then beat in eggs one at a time.
- Mix in yogurt with the 1 tsp of baking soda, milk, food colouring and vanilla essence.
- Fold in the flour mixture until just blended then pour the batter into the cups about 2/3 full.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until done.
- To make the frosting : Beat the cream cheese and butter together until fluffy then add the strawberry flavouring and icing sugar. Mix until all incorporated. Add 1 tablespoon of milk at a time until it reaches a consistency that you prefer (I use 2 tablespoons).
- Frost the cupcakes, sprinkle some colourful edible sprinkles and they are ready to go on to the red carpet!
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