I love how Red Velvet cupcakes taste, just love it. I found another Red Velvet cupcakes recipe with a little twist. This is suppose to be a very special cupcakes for mother’s day but hey, we celebrate mother’s day everyday right, hehehe.

This is Red Velvet Cupcakes with Vanilla Bean recipe

Ingredients


1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

3/4 tsp fine sea salt

1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

3/4 cup granulated sugar

3/4 cup canola/vegetable oil

1 large egg, room temperature

1/2 cup low fat buttermilk, room temperature

1/2 Tbsp red food coloring

1/2 tsp vanilla paste

1/2 tsp distilled white vinegar

Method


1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Line muffin pan with cupcake liners.  Set aside.

2.  Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder.  Set aside.

3.  In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together sugar and vegetable oil.  Add egg.  Mix until combined.

4.  In medium bowl, whisk together buttermilk, red coloring, vanilla, and vinegar.  Add half to mixing bowl.  Mix and then add half of sifted dry mixture into bowl.  Mix until almost combined.  Then add remaining wet ingredients followed by remaining dry mixture.  Mix until just combined.

5.  Divide batter among prepared cupcake liners.  Bake for 18-20 minutes until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean.  Let cool in pan for 5 minutes before removing and allowing to cool completely on rack.

Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients



8 oz cream cheese, room temperature

1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

1 vanilla bean, split and scraped

3 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted

Method


1.  In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream together cream cheese and butter.  Add vanilla bean scrapings.  Add sugar in 1 cup increments.  Mix until smooth and fluffy.

** Flower decorations are made out of a mixture of 60% gum paste/40% fondant mixture and pink sugar pearls.

credit The Little Epicurean
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Back to basic is always the best way. This time i found the so called classic vanilla cupcakes recipe. If i remember it correctly vanilla is always the flavor of choice for cupcakes. But now we have a lot of choice .It just can’t hurt to go with classic right.

Classic Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe

  • 1 1/8 cups self-raising flour
  • 1  cup plain (all-purpose) flour
  • 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 3 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)
Method:
Preheat oven to 180 deg C (350 degrees F).
Line muffin tins with cupcake liners.
In a small bowl, combine the flours. Set aside.
In a large bowl, on the medium speed of an electric mixer, cream the butter until smooth. Add the sugar gradually and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the dry ingredients in 3 parts, alternating with the milk and vanilla. With each addition, beat until the ingredients are incorporated but do not over beat. Using a rubber spatula, scrape down the batter in the bowl to make sure the ingredients are well blended. Carefully spoon the batter into the cupcake liners, filling them about 3/4 full. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cupcake comes out clean.
Cool the cupcakes in tins for 15 minutes. Remove from the tins and cool completely on a wire rack before icing.
Frosting:
Ingredients:
125 g butter (1 stick), softened
3 cups icing (confectioners sugar)
2 – 4 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
pink food colouring
sprinkles
Method:
Place the butter in a large mixing bowl and on medium speed of an electric mixer beat until smooth. Add  the sugar, 2 tablespoons of milk, and vanilla. Beat until smooth and creamy, about 5-7 minutes. Gradually add the remaining milk or until the icing is thick enough to be of good spreading consistency. Add a few drops of food coloring and mix thoroughly.
Place icing in piping bag with 2D Tip. Pipe swirls onto cupcakes and add sprinkles as desired.

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