BEST Red Velvet Cupcakes Recipe
This easy Red Velvet Cupcakes recipe is topped with cream cheese frosting. This is a twist on your traditional recipe without eggs! This classic recipe is always good to have in your recipe box!
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Calories: 488kcal
Cost: $5
Ingredients
For the cupcakes:
- 1 ⅔ cups (206g) all purpose flour
- 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons (10g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (237ml) buttermilk
- 6 tablespoons (70ml) vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon (15ml) white vinegar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon (15ml) red food coloring
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 8 ounces (226g) cream cheese room temperature
- ½ cup (113g) butter room temperature
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups (339g) powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cupcake pans with liners.
- Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa, and salt in a large bowl.
- Whisk buttermilk, oil, vinegar, and vanilla in a large measuring cup and whisk into dry ingredients until combined. Stir in food coloring carefully.
- Fill cupcake liners about 2/3 full. The recipe makes about 12 cupcakes. Bake for 13-17 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.
- Make the frosting: Beat butter and cream cheese with a hand mixer in a large bowl until smooth, then mix in salt. Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time and beat in between each addition. Add vanilla and continue mixing a smooth frosting forms. Frost cupcakes as desired.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or freeze for up to one month.
- You can bake this as a 9-inch cake round. Bake for 25-40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Want 24 cupcakes, two 9-inch layers or a 9x13-inch cake? Double the recipe!
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Notes
- Liquid food coloring is the best but if you only have gel food coloring, just use a few drops.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupcake | Calories: 488kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 465mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 52g