The Best Red Velvet Cupcakes
These are the best red velvet cupcakes you will ever have! So red, so velvet, so good.
Servings 24 person
Calories 220kcal
Ingredients
- 2.5 cups all purpose flour
- 1.5 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1.5 cups granulated sugar
- 1.5 cups vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1 1 oz bottle red food coloring
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 2 8 oz packs cream cheese softened
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 6 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare a cupcake pan with cupcake liners or grease the pan. Set aside.
- Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar until fully combined. Add vegetable oil, buttermilk, vinegar, and vanilla extract and stir to combine. Add flour mixture. Your batter should be a light brown color.
- Add the entire bottle of red food coloring and stir to combine, ensuring it is fully combined and very red.
- Spoon batter into the cupcake pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 25-27 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow cupcakes to fully cool before frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- Mix cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add lemon juice. While mixing, slowly add powdered sugar. Frost cooled cupcakes with frosting.
Notes
- The cream cheese frosting will yield more frosting than you need. I'd rather have much more frosting than less frosting. I refrigerate the leftover frosting and eat it when I need a little sweetness in my life.
Nutrition
Calories: 220kcal
