I have been on cake recipes hunt spree. For me, a wonderfully baked cake that tastes awesome is a real treat. I have been doing a lot of reading too in this regard, about the ingredients, methods and various flavors. I will share some of the findings with you. One more important thing, when I visit a blog in a particular niche, for example food, I am very interested in the whereabouts of the recipe and writer’s opinion.
Cupcakes are often regarded as mini-cakes. Usually the batter is same but my experience is different. I think cupcakes are mini cakes, baked quickly and have a quick chance of drying out so it has to be ultimately moist with no compromise. If cupcakes are delicate and not so firm, they will forgive since they already have individual serving. Cakes on the other hand, are often torted, sliced and iced so they have to be firm yet moist. Both should have uncompromised moist, soft, delicate crumb with desired level of firmness. I would love to hear your take on cupcakes and cake difference too.
Coming back to red velvet cake, its a rich cake famous for its striking color combination. It is a moist deep red cake often frosted with cream cheese. It has a distinctive flavor with subtle hint of cocoa powder and that is why it is often compared with devil’s food cake.If you are like me and have’nt tasted it before, you will find the flavor a bit odd but once paired with frosting, it is definitely a heaven. In my opinion, this is one of the cakes which cannot be consumed unfrosted.
The recipe is adopted from Annie’s Eats, one of my favorite blogs and after a quick research,I found that Food Network and Bakerella uses the same recipe for their cakes. So, even though I have’nt tried personally, it looks that this recipe can be easily made into a cake. A little problem though, my cupcakes were’nt that tall but I think its just because of the baking soda, next time I will try with different brand and will keep you posted. For now, I am quite pleased with this recipe.
- 1 and 1/4 cup Cake Flour*
- 3/4 cup Castor Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 tablespoon Cocoa Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 3/4 cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 Egg
- 1/2 cup Buttermilk**
- 1 tablespoon Red Food color [I used a local brand in liquid form]
- 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Essence
- 1/2 teaspoon Distilled white vinegar
- Ingredients
- Cream cheese 4 ounces [use Philadelphia or Kiri]
- Butter 2 1/2 tbsp
- Vanilla essence 1 tsp
- Icing Sugar 1 1/2 cup
- Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa powder, salt in a bowl and whisk.
- Beat eggs, buttermilk, oil, food color, essence and vinegar and until blended.
- Add in dry ingredients and beat on medium speed for two minutes.
- Divide the mixture into a paper cup lined muffin pan.
- Bake in a pre-heated oven at around gas mark 4 for 18-20 minutes until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Cool and frost.
- Beat butter and cream cheese until creamy.
- Add in essence and icing sugar beating till combined.
- Frost with a spatula or piping swirls with 1M tip.
- * 1 cup Cake Flour can be made by placing 2 tbsp corn flour in a cup and then filling the cup with all purpose flour. Now do your math for 1 1/4 cup. More on cake flour and other types of flour in later posts.
- **Buttermilk can be made by adding 1 tbsp vinegar/lemon juice in 1 cup of milk and let it stand for 5 minutes before using
seems pretty good…cant wait to try!!
I am so lazy! :/ But this is so yummy I gotta try! I GOTTA
I have never made red velvet cupcakes or cakes for that matter but notice they are very popular in the US. Your recipe looks very good. I must try it!
They look delicious Nadia, sure I will give them a try, specially your icing looks really yummy. And yes please pay a visit to my new post, hope you would love that tray mat for your delicious cupcakes
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Great job for first time red velvet cupcakes!!! They sometimes can be hit or miss depending on recipe. Yours look awesome!
thanks everyone 🙂
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What a great idea! To turn red velvet cake to a cupcake. Perfect for a party.
turned out gr8….i m falling in love with baking cuz of this recipe…thx
thanks sadia, i am glad, i can guarantee each and every recipe on this blog will do that again and again to u 😉