Recipe #10 Red Velvet Cupcakes

Cupcakes also called, Fairy cakes are small cakes designed to serve a single person. These cute cakes have gained popularity lately!!..Decorated with chocolate icing, chocolate ganache, butter cream or dusted with icing sugar makes these cupcakes look and taste delicious!!

Red velvet cupcakes when frosted with cream cheese icing is like cherry on the cake!!

Serves: 12

Ingredients

½ cup and 1 tsp white butter/unsalted butter

1 ½ cup caster sugar

1 whole egg

1 tblsp liquid red food colouring

1 tblsp cocoa powder

½ tsp vanilla essence

Pinch of salt

1 cup of yogurt

1 cup and 4 tsp of all-purpose flour (maida)

½ tsp cider vinegar

½ tsp baking soda

Method

-In a large bowl, using an electric beater, on medium heat beat butter and icing sugar till light and fluffy for about 5 minutes. Add egg and beat well

-In a bowl, stir salt and yogurt and whisk well. Beat into the batter. Add flour and cocoa powder and beat until flour incorporates

-In a small bowl, stir together cider vinegar, food coloring and baking soda. Add to the flour batter and mix well.

-Preheat the oven at 180deg c and line 12 cupcake casings in the cupcake moulds

-Pipe the batter into cupcake casings

-Bake at 180deg c for 20 mins or when a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean

-Let it cool in the moulds for 10 mins and then serve it with either cream cheese or whipped cream! However, it tastes delicious even without any toppings!

Happy Baking!