Easy Red Velvet Cupcakes

 Sunny sunny day!

After every dinner or any meal,one does not leave until you had your dessert. Usually dessert is eaten to balance the taste bud after all the savoury dish we had just eaten. It is also to "close" the meal,in my opinion.

So here is a easy red velvet cupcakes just nice for a simple dessert =)

Easy Red Velvet Cupcake

Ingredients:

• 2 ¼ cups cake flour
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/3 cups oil
• 1 ½ cups castor sugar
• 2 eggs
• ¾ cup buttermilk
• 1 tablespoon red gel food colouring (or 4 tablespoons liquid food colouring)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Steps :

1. Preheat oven to 180°C and grease cupcake pans with butter or Spray & Cook.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the oil, sugar and eggs until well blended.
3. Now add the flour and buttermilk alternately and mix well.
4. Add the baking powder, baking soda, cocoa and salt and mix until well combined.
5. Add the vanilla essence and colouring and mix well.
6. Fill the cupcake tins or liners 2/3 full.
7. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cupcake comes out clean.
8. Allow to cool for 25-30 minutes before icing up the cupcakes.

Cream Cheese Icing Ingredients:


1 tub cream cheese (230g)
2 tablespoons warm water
4 cups icing sugar



Steps :

1. Beat the cream cheese (use blender to minimise labour work) until smooth and then add the icing sugar cup by cup and mix well after each addition.
2. Add the water and mix well.

Although I'm not much of a dessert person,this is seriously delicious ! It is never a regret for me to try this recipe.

Happy Cooking and Good Luck! 

*Photo is courtesy to Google. Thanks Google!

Cheers,

C.S.J