Recipe: Tasty Red Velvet Cupcakes

Red Velvet Cupcakes.

You can cook Red Velvet Cupcakes using 18 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Red Velvet Cupcakes

1. It's 1/4 cup of Butter.
2. You need 3/4 cup of White sugar.
3. Prepare 1 of Egg.
4. You need 1/2 cup of Buttermilk.
5. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Vanilla.
6. You need 1 tbsp of Red food dye.
7. Prepare 1/2 cup of Applesauce.
8. It's 3/4 tsp of Baking soda.
9. You need 1 1/2 tsp of White vinegar.
10. You need 1 cup of Flour.
11. It's 2 tbsp of Cocoa powder.
12. You need 2 tsp of Cocoa powder.
13. It's 1/2 tsp of Salt.
14. It's of Frosting.
15. Prepare 1/4 cup of Butter.
16. Prepare 8 oz of Cream cheese.
17. It's 1 1/2 tsp of Vanilla.
18. Prepare 2 cup of Powdered sugar.

Red Velvet Cupcakes step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Cream butter until smooth. Add sugar slowly and cream together until fluffy..
3. Mix in egg, buttermilk, vanilla, and red food coloring. Add applesauce and mix.
4. In a separate bowl, mix baking soda and vinegar. It will fizzle, when it stops fizzling, mix into batter.
5. Combine flour, cocoa powder, and salt, and mix into batter. Scoop into cupcake tins, and bake for 10-12 minutes.
6. To make frosting: Cream butter until smooth, add cream cheese and mix until smooth, mix in vanilla and powdered sugar. Beat until well blended and no lumps.