Red Velvet Cupcakes with Vanilla Bean Frosting
Holy cupcakes! I personally have never met a cupcake that I didn’t like, but let me tell you; these cupcakes are next level!! I think that red velvet can be easily lost in the sea of cupcake flavors and I am telling you they deserve some love. Don’t know whether your guest likes chocolate or vanilla? Whip up some red velvet! These cupcakes are sure to please any audience, especially with our Madagascar 100% Pure Vanilla Extract in amongst the mix. Our premium vanilla balances out the signature acidity and sweetness of red velvet. Get your bottle ordered and give this recipe a try!
Note: This is the recipe for the red velvet cupcakes, to make the frosting check out our free recipe for Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Frosting.
Red Velvet Cupcakes Ingredients:
15 ½ ounces all-purpose flour
1 ¼ tsp baking soda
1 ¼ tsp salt
1 ¼ tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ½ cup oil
13 ounces granulated sugar
1 ¼ cup buttermilk
3 eggs
2 Tbsp red food coloring
1 ¼ tsp vinegar
⅛ cup cold water
Vanilla Frosting (We suggest our Madagascar Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Frosting)
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Take a medium-sized bowl and combine flour, soda, salt, and cocoa powder with a whisk. Set aside.
In a separate bowl pour in the oil, sugar, and buttermilk. Using an electric mixer, blend the ingredients until smooth.
Add in the eggs one at a time, blending fully before adding the next.
Add the food coloring, vinegar, Madagascar 100% Pure Vanilla Extract, and water to the wet mixture. Make sure all of the ingredients are fully incorporated.
Finally, slowly add in the dry ingredients a little at a time until the batter is smooth and lump-free.
Scoop batter into cupcake liners. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until tops are set and a toothpick comes clean out of the center.
Let the cupcake cool before topping with Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Frosting.
Yields about 20 mini cupcakes.
Red Velvet Cupcakes w/ Vanilla Bean Frosting
Equipment
- 1 Oven
- 1 Electric Mixer Optional – Can use personal arm strength
- 1 Whisk (Or Large Spoon)
- 2-3 Mixing Bowls
- 1 Cupcake/Muffin Baking Pan
Ingredients
- 15 ½ ounces All Purpose Flour
- 1 ¼ tsp Baking Soda
- 1 ¼ tsp Salt
- 1 ¼ tsp Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1 ½ cups Oil (Vegetable or Canola)
- 13 ounces Granulated Sugar
- 1 ¼ cup Buttermilk
- 3 Eggs
- 2 tbsp Red Food Coloring
- 1 ¼ tsp Vinegar
- ⅛ cup Cold Water (Recommend Filtered)
- Vanilla Frosting (Recommend our Vanilla Bean Frosting Recipe – Link in Notes)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Take a medium-sized bowl and combine flour, soda, salt, and cocoa powder with a whisk. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl pour in the oil, sugar, and buttermilk. Using an electric mixer, blend the ingredients until smooth.
- Add in the eggs one at a time, blending fully before adding the next.
- Add the food coloring, vinegar, Madagascar 100% Pure Vanilla Extract, and water to the wet mixture. Make sure all of the ingredients are fully incorporated.
- Finally, slowly add in the dry ingredients a little at a time until the batter is smooth and lump-free.
- Scoop batter into cupcake liners. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until tops are set and a toothpick comes clean out of the center.
- Let the cupcake cool before topping with Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Frosting.
