Dessert Recipe Red velvet cupcakes

Dessert Recipe Red velvet cupcakes

Ingredients:

• 350g (2 1/3 cups) plain flour


• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder


• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda


• 1 teaspoon baking powder


• 315g (1 1/2 cups) caster sugar


• 250ml (1 cup) buttermilk


• 185ml (3/4 cup) vegetable oil


• 2 eggs


• 3 teaspoons red food colouring


• 2 teaspoons white vinegar


• Dollar Sweets Fairy Fives sprinkles, to decorate frosting


• 250g pkt cream cheese, at room temperature


• 100g butter, at room temperature


• 195g (1 1/4 cups) pure icing sugar, sifted


• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Line eighteen 80ml (1/3-cup) capacity muffin pans with paper cases. Sift the flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder into a large bowl. Stir in the sugar.


2. Whisk the buttermilk, oil, eggs, food colouring and vinegar in a jug until combined. Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture. Add the buttermilk mixture and stir until just combined.


3. Divide the mixture among the prepared pans. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centres comes out clean. Transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.


4. To make the cream cheese frosting, use an electric beater to beat the cream cheese, butter, icing sugar and vanilla in a bowl until smooth.


5. Pipe the icing over the cupcakes and top with the sprinkles.