Easiest Way to Make Appetizing Red Velvet Cupcakes

Red Velvet Cupcakes.

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

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