
By Dale Harvey Bakeshop
Red Velvet Cupcakes
These are our classic red velvet cupcakes topped with colourful cream cheese frosting 🧡✨ We like to add in some rich chocolate ganache in the middle, but it's entirely up to you!
Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:06:31 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
65
Moderate
Glycemic Load
27
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories458.7 kcal (23%)
Total Fat31.9 g (46%)
Carbs41.7 g (16%)
Sugars32.1 g (36%)
Protein3.4 g (7%)
Sodium173.1 mg (9%)
Fiber1.1 g (4%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
12 servings
Red Velvet Cake

125gunsalted butter

100gcaster sugar

25gbrown sugar

20mlButtermilk

2eggs

½ tspvanilla extract

red food colouring

¼ tspwhite vinegar

120gplain flour

5gcocoa powder

1 tspbaking powder

½ tspbaking soda

¼ tspsalt

2 Tbspfull cream milk
Cream Cheese Frosting
Chocolate Ganache
Instructions
Red Velvet Cupcakes
Step 1
Make sure all the ingredients are at room temperature. Cream together the unsalted butter, caster sugar, and brown sugar, for about 1 to 2 minutes.
Step 2
In a separate bowl or jug, whisk together the buttermilk, eggs, vanilla extract, red food colouring, and white vinegar.
Step 3
Add in the wet ingredients to the creamed butter and sugar, and mix for about 30 seconds.
Step 4
Sift in the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, and mix for about 30 seconds.
Step 5
Batter will be a bit dry and lumpy, so at this stage, add the full cream milk, and mix for about a minute.
Step 6
Pour the batter into your cupcake cases and bake them in a preheated oven at 170°C for 20 to 21 minutes.
Ganache (Prepare this ahead of time)
Step 7
Heat your heavy cream or whipping cream in a saucepan over medium heat, just until it comes to a simmer.
Step 8
Pour the heated cream over your chocolates, let it be for a few seconds, and then slowly mix them together until the chocolate is fully melted and incorporated with the cream.
Step 9
Cover the ganache with cling wrap (make sure it touches the ganache so a skin doesn't form), and let it set until your desired consistency.
Cream Cheese Frosting (Prepare ahead of time if using food colour)
Step 10
Make sure all the ingredients are at room temperature. Beat the butter, shortening, and cream cheese together until smooth.
Step 11
Sift in the powdered sugar in two to three batches, making sure to mix them in well after each stage.
Step 12
Turn mixer up to a high speed and mix for about 30 seconds to a minute.
Step 13
Divide your frosting into however many colours you'd like to make, and let it chill in the fridge while you prepare your cupcakes and ganache. This will allow the frosting to harden a bit for better piping and the colours to deepen.
Assembly
Step 14
Let the cupcakes cool for about 15 to 20 minutes while you prepare piping bags for your ganache and frosting.
Step 15
Using an apple corer or a piping tip, remove the middle of the cupcakes and fill them with ganache.
Step 16
Decorate your cupcakes however you'd like! Enjoy!
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