Recipe courtesy of Mariel Williams
and
Jenny Harrison
Red Velvet Cupcakes with Almond Cream Cheese Frosting
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 24 cupcakes
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 24 servings
- Calories
- 443
- Total Fat
- 25
- Saturated Fat
- 10
- Carbohydrates
- 50
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 36
- Protein
- 5
- Cholesterol
- 66
- Sodium
- 287
- Total: 30 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 20 min
Ingredients
3 cups plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (recommended: Valrhona)
1 cup vegetable oil
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
1 7/8 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 fluid ounce red food coloring
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
1 1/4 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
Almond Cream Cheese Frosting, recipe follows
Almond Cream Cheese Frosting:
11 1/2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
24 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
4 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 muffin pans with 24 cupcake liners.
- Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder in a medium bowl.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, mix the vegetable oil, buttermilk, sugar, eggs, food coloring, applesauce, vinegar, and vanilla on medium speed until incorporated, about 2 minutes. Turn the mixer to medium-low speed, and add the dry ingredients a little bit at a time, making sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl if necessary. Mix until just combined.
- Fill the cupcake liners 3/4 of the way full, and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 minutes. Cool the cupcakes completely.
- Generously frost the top of each cupcake with the Almond Cream Cheese Frosting.
Almond Cream Cheese Frosting:
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, whip the butter and cream cheese on high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Turn the mixer on medium-low, and slowly add the powdered sugar, vanilla, and almond extract. Once the ingredients are all incorporated, turn the mixer to high, and beat for 1 additional minute.