The BEST Red Velvet Cupcakes are a light cake with a beautiful red color and a slight chocolate flavor with a little tang from the buttermilk. They are perfectly moist and topped with cream cheese frosting. You will agree that these are the best!
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When I was young, I had never heard of, or seen, a red velvet cupcake. It wasn’t until I was an adult when I first discovered red velvet cake. Honestly, I think I first saw a red velvet cake on an episode of Paula Deen on T.V. and I had to try this interesting cake right away.
From the moment I first tasted red velvet cake, it instantly became my favorite and is still, to this day, my favorite flavor of cake.
There was a time when I was making a new red velvet cake recipe every weekend. I had to make up for lost time, right? I tried recipe after recipe and none compared to this one. It is a light cake with a beautiful red color and a slight chocolate flavor with a little tang from the buttermilk. Red velvet cake is not meant to have a super strong chocolate flavor.
I top these cupcakes with my go-to cream cheese frosting recipe. I prefer my cream cheese frosting to have more butter than cream cheese, but if you like a super strong cream cheese flavor, you can double the cream cheese and cut the amount of butter called for in half.
This has been my go-to red velvet cupcake recipe for years and years and I’m sure it will become your favorite too.
Author: Jenn@eatcakefordinner
INGREDIENTS
- 3⅓ c. cake flour (not self-rising)
- ¾ c. (12 Tbl.) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2¼ c. sugar
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 Tbl. liquid red food coloring
- 3 Tbl. unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1½ tsp. vanilla extract
- 1½ tsp. salt
- 1½ c. buttermilk
- 1½ tsp. white vinegar
- 1½ tsp. baking soda
- Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1 c. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, room temperature
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 4½ c. powdered sugar
- 1 Tbl. milk, plus more if needed
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