A lot of people have been talking about red velvet lately. I think the first time I saw red velvet cake was in the movie Steel Magnolias. I love that movie and that crazy armadillo cake.
When I read the ingredient list of red velvet cake, it seemed like something that both my chocolate hating husband and I would like. It has a little chocolate, but not enough to make my husband turn up his nose. It seemed like the perfect compromise.
I think these cupcakes came out really nice, moist and flavorful. Definetly worth a try. I'm sure there are tons of recipes out there. This is just one that was recommended to me.
Ingredient List
3 cups all purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1 1/4 cup buttermilk
3 eggs
2 tablespoons red food coloring
1 1/4 teaspoon white vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons water
- Start by preheating your oven to 350 degrees.
- With a flour sifter, sift together flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder in a bowl and set it aside.
If you don't have a flour sifter, I use can use a handheld strainer. Really though they arent expensive. I bought mine for $12 at Macy's.
- In a seperate bowl, mix the vegetable oil, sugar and buttermilk together until combined.
- Then add the eggs, food coloring, vinegar, vanilla and water and mix well
- Slowly start to mix in the powdered ingredients a little at a time. Be careful to not over mix. Remember to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Line a cupcake baking pan with cupcake liners and scoop the batter in using an ice cream scoop. I used a medium cookie scoop.
- Do a couple of test cupcakes, if you want. This batter does not rise much, so make sure to fill the liners at least 3/4 of the way up.
- Bake for 20-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
- Remove from cupcake tray and let cool on a wire rack.
- When the cupcakes are cool you can frost them and add decoration.
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