Going Red-Velvet
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INGREDIENTS
  • Cooking Time: 15 mins (till done)
  • Servings: 24 cupcakes
  • Preparation Time: 20 mins
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, unsweetened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup buttermilk (to make your own butter milk use milk and a dash of apple cider vinger and let sit for 5 minutes)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 -3 ounces red food coloring
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup hot coffee, prepared
DIRECTIONS
  1. Line your cupcake pans with liners and pre heat the oven at 350F
  2. In a large bowl add flour, baking soda, baking powder,and cocoa powder. Sift together and set Aside.
  3. In a separate large bowl, add sugar and oil. Whisk together until combined.
  4. Add in eggs, buttermilk, vanilla & red food coloring. Whisk well until combined. Next add in the coffee & vinegar.
  5. Pour the flour mixture into the sugar mixture a little at a time. Beating until well combined.
  6. When the cakes are done let them cool in the pan for about 10-15 minutes. Then remove them from the pan and let them finish cooling on a wire rack.
  7. Once cooled frost with our Vanilla Cream Cheese frosting and garnish with a banana.
RECIPE BACKSTORY
This recipe was created through a lot of different experiments. It is a deliciously moist red velvet cupcake. With a light vanilla cream cheese frosting topped with a banana slice to top it off. It is so delicious!