Monday, July 14, 2008
Red velvet love
Ingredients
15 1/2 ounces of all purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
13 oz granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
3 eggs
1 small bottle red food coloring
1 1/4 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
For Cream Cheese frosting
1 1/2 pounds room temperature cream cheese
1 pound room temperature butter
2 pounds confectioner's sugar, sifted
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
How to make red velvet love
Pre heat oven to 350
sift all dry ingredients together and place in mixer bowl, place all wet ingredients (except for red dye) together and whisk. add in eggs and whisk. add wet and dry together using paddle attachment on mixer, once batter is barely mixed add in food dye and mix until blended.
line 16 cupcake cups or 12 jumbos and bake for 20- 30 minutes
for frosting:
combine cream cheese and butter with paddle attachment on mixer until smooth. blend in vanilla. Blend in confectioner's sugar 8oz at a time until fully blended....frost your cool cupcakes!
