22nd September marked the day of one of my fellow good friend's birthday, Isaak John. To celebrate with our 'family', I made red velvet cupcakes.
On the day of the celebration, my other 'family members' bought a birthday cake for him. Ironically, it was a red velvet cake. Seeing the clash between the two, I had to save it for the next day, where we celebrated again in church.I hope you like the cupcakes, Isaak. They're your birthday present. :)
This is my KNS family and I love them to bits.
Ingredients
- 2½ cups all purpose flour
- 1½ cups sugar
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tbsp. cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1½ cups vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk (combine 1 cup nonfat milk w/ 1 tbsp lemon juice is you don't have buttermilk)
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. white vinegar
- red food coloring
Preheat the oven to 350° F (180°C).
Line cupcake pans with paper liners.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa powder and salt; whisk to combine.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the eggs, vegetable oil, buttermilk, food coloring, vanilla and vinegar. Beat on medium speed until well blended.
Mix in the dry ingredients on low speed and beat until smooth.
Divide the batter evenly between the prepared liners (I use an ice cream scoop).
Bake, rotating the pans halfway through baking, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 18 minutes.
Let cool in the pans 5-10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Cream Cheese Frosting
8 oz. cream cheese
5 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 tsp. vanilla extract (I use vanilla pods)
3 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
Combine the cream cheese and butter in the bowl of an electric mixer.
Beat on medium-high speed until well combined and smooth. Mix in the vanilla extract (vanilla pods).
Gradually beat in the confectioners’ sugar until totally incorporated, increase the speed and then beat until smooth. Frost cooled cupcakes as desired.
Store cupcakes in the refrigerator, remove an hour before they will be served so the frosting can soften back up.
Enjoy!
