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Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Photo: Alexander Maasch

Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

20 ingredients 15 min + 15 min 15 openrecipes
Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

To me, nothing beats an old-fashioned red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting. Well, unless it’s a slice of cake of the same! Moist, deep in flavors, slightly sweet and topped with an incredible frosting!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1913
Calories
39g
Protein
127g
Fat
156g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Sunflower 1 oz (28g) hulled 165
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Canola 1 tbsp (14g) 124
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream Cheese 1 oz (28g) 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole FOR THE CUPCAKES:
  • 1 whole Egg
  • ½ cups Egg Yolk
  • ½ cups Packed Brown Sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Red Liquid Food Coloring (I Used KopyKake Kroma Kolor In Red)
  • 6 Tablespoons Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Tablespoons Neutral Flavored Oil, Such As Canola, Vegetable, Sunflower, Coconut
  • 1 cup Mayonnaise, Room Temperature
  • ¼ cups All-purpose Flour
  • 2 teaspoons Cake Flour
  • ½ teaspoons Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
  • ¾ cups Sea Salt
  • ½ teaspoons Buttermilk, Slightly Warmed (just Warm To The Touch)
  • ⅛ teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 1-½ teaspoon More Of Baking Soda
  • 8 ounces, weight White Distilled Vinegar
  • 1-½ stick FOR THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
  • ½ teaspoons Cream Cheese, Room Temperature
  • 1 cup Unsalted Butter, Room Temperature

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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