Red Velvet Cupcakes | Valentines Day Baking

With Valentines Day being around the corner I thought I would bake these gorgeous Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting 

What you will need for these cupcakes are

2 Cups of Plain white flour 

1/4 cup of Cocoa Powder

1 Teaspoon of Bicarb soda

1 1/2 of Caster Sugar 

1 cup of Buttermilk 

200g unsalted butter

1 teaspoon of Vanilla extract 

2 eggs light whisked together 

1 tablespoon of white vinegar 

1 - 2 teaspoons of red food colouring 

For the frosting you will need 

2 packets of cream cheese at room temp 250grams each

2 Cups of Pure icing sugar

120 grams of butter at room temp

1 teaspoon of Vanilla essence 

You want to preheat your oven to 170 fanforced 

in a large mixing bowl sift your Flower Cocoa powder & bicarb soda into the bowl 

in a separate bowl add your caster sugar buttermilk eggs vinegar and vanilla extract until its all combined 

make a well into the centre of your dry mix and add your wet ingredients in once combined you can add you red food colouring 

you need to let these bake for at least 20 to 25 minutes 

In a large mixing bowl cream together your Cream cheese sugar butter & vanilla essence together you can add some cute little decorations ontop mine are from Wiltons 

Geri