Red Velvet Cupcakes 🧁

Let’s make some Red Velvet cupcakes 🔴🍒🌹

Ingredients 🥛🍫🥚
Ingredients for Cupcakes
• 150g All Purpose Flour (1 ¼ Cups)
• 40g Cocoa Powder (1 Tablespoon)
• ¼ Teaspoon Salt
• 60g Softened Butter or Margarine (4 Tablespoons)
• 120g Sugar (½ Cup)
• 1 Large Egg
• 50ml Sour Cream (¼ Cup)
• 50ml Milk (¼ Cup)
• ½ Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 12 Drops Red Food Colouring
• ½ Teaspoon White Vinegar
• ½ Teaspoon Baking Soda
• 8 Cupcake Cases
Ingredients for Frosting 🧈🍶
• 2 Tablespoons Cream Cheese, softened
• 2 Tablespoons Butter, softened
• 150g Icing Sugar (1 ¼ Cups Powdered Sugar)
• ½ Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Method 📖
Method for Cupcakes
1. Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F).
2. Mix the flour, cocoa powder, and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
3. In another bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Crack and check the egg. Add egg to the mixture and mix well.
5. Stir in the sour cream, milk, vanilla extract, and red food colouring.
6. In a small cup, combine the white vinegar and baking soda. It will fizz. Add it to the batter and mix briefly.
7. Gradually add the flour mixture, stirring until just combined.
8. Spoon the batter evenly into the cupcake cases.
9. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
10. Let cupcakes cool on a wire rack.
Method for Frosting
1. In a bowl, mix the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth and well combined.
2. Once the cupcakes are fully cooled, spread the frosting on top.