Red Velvet Cupcakes
These Red Velvet Cupcakes are ultra-moist, vibrant red, and decorated with cream cheese frosting. The perfect dessert for Valentine’s Day, Christmas, or just because!
Servings: 16
Ingredients
For the cupcakes:
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup avocado oil
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp red food coloring (use 1 tbsp then increase as desired) do not use 365 brand if you want a truly red color; I recommend Mccormick brand
For the frosting:
- 4 oz. cream cheese room temperature
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar or more as needed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉ and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- In a small bowl, mix together the whole milk and vinegar and set aside for 5 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar for 2 minutes. Then, add in the avocado oil, eggs, vanilla, and red food coloring and mix again for an additional minute. Start with 1 tablespoon of food coloring and then increase until you reach your desired shade of red.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients into the butter mixture along with the milk-vinegar mixture. Slowly alternate adding in some dry ingredients and some of the milk until just mixed (do not overmix).
- Pour cupcake batter into the liners and fill ½ way. Bake in the oven for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let sit for 5 minutes and then transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack to finish cooling.
- For the icing, combine all ingredients together using a mixer and then once the cupcakes have cooled, add icing on top of the cupcakes. Cupcakes will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. Enjoy!
Notes
*Calories are per serving and are an estimation.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 279kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 139mg | Potassium: 39mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 391IU | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg
