Chef John's Red Velvet Cupcakes

Name: Chef John's Red Velvet Cupcakes
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 0 teaspoons baking soda; 57 grams butter, softened; 180 milliliters buttermilk; 2 larges eggs; 167 grams all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp red food coloring; 1 teaspoons salt; 3 Tbsps unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 200 grams white sugar; 2 teaspoons white vinegar

Chef John's Red Velvet Cupcakes is a dessert that serves 12. One serving contains 174 calories, 3g of protein, and 5g of fat. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for valentin day. If you have baking powder, vanillan extract, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Red Velvet Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting {Red Velvet Week}, Red Velvet Cheesecake Cupcakes {Red Velvet Week}, and Vegan Red Velvet Cupcakes. Rose Velvet, actually.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.

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Muffin Liners

Oven

Sift flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt, and baking powder together in a large mixing bowl until combined.

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Baking Soda

Cocoa Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Mixing Bowl

Place butter and sugar into the work bowl of a large stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. Beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Scrape down attachment and bowl.

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Butter

Sugar

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Stand Mixer

Whisk

Bowl

Add eggs into butter-sugar mixture, one at a time, mixing the first egg in thoroughly before adding the second. Scrape down sides of bowl as you work.

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Butter

Sugar

Egg

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Bowl

Beat buttermilk and vinegar into moist ingredients, followed by vanilla extract and red food coloring.

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Red Food Color

Vanilla Extract

Buttermilk

Vinegar

Mix until color is even.

Pour dry ingredients into wet ingredients and gently whisk by hand until batter is smooth. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling them about 3/4 full.

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Muffin Liners

Whisk

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.

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Cupcakes

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Toothpicks

Oven

Let sit in the pan for 10 minutes; remove cupcakes from pan and cool completely on a cooling rack before frosting. Unwrap cupcakes before frosting.

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Cupcakes

Frosting

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Wire Rack

Frying Pan

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Servings:

1teaspoon

baking powder 0teaspoons

baking soda 57grams

butter, softened 180milliliters

buttermilk 2larges

eggs 167grams

all-purpose flour 1Tbsp

red food coloring 1teaspoons

salt 3Tbsps

unsweetened cocoa powder 1teaspoon

vanilla extract 200grams

white sugar 2teaspoons

white vinegar

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Port, Moscato Dasti

Red Velvet Cupcake works really well with Cream Sherry, Port, and Moscato d'Asti. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. The NV Solera Cream Sherry with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 17 dollars per bottle.

NV Solera Cream Sherry

The Solera Cream Sherry has a brilliant amber and deep copper hue. With butterscotch and pecan aromas, the sweet salted nut and brown spice aromas carry a complex caramel accent. A sweet entry leads to a rounded, lush, moderately full-bodied palate with a lengthy, flavorful finish.