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🧁 Moist & Fluffy Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting｜Easy Home Baking Recipe

📌 Introduction

Red velvet cupcakes are a timeless dessert—rich in color, soft in texture, and perfectly paired with tangy cream cheese frosting.
Whether you’re baking for a special occasion or just craving something sweet and beautiful, these cupcakes are sure to impress.
With a tender crumb, subtle cocoa flavor, and luxurious frosting, this easy recipe brings bakery-quality results right to your home kitchen.

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🧁 Red Velvet Cupcake Recipe (Makes 10)

✅ Cupcake Batter

• 98g unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 128g granulated sugar
• 82g egg (about 1 medium egg)
• A dash of vanilla extract
• 128g cake flour or all-purpose flour
• 7g unsweetened cocoa powder
• 4g baking powder
• 2g salt
• 80g milk
• 2g vinegar
• Red food coloring (as needed)

✅ Cream Cheese Frosting

• 170g cream cheese (room temperature)
• 70g unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 3g vanilla extract
• 250g powdered sugar (sifted)

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🥣 Instructions

① Make the Batter

1. Cream the softened butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
2. Add the egg gradually in two to three additions, mixing well after each.
3. Stir in the vanilla extract.
4. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Add to the wet mixture and gently fold.
5. In a separate bowl, combine milk, vinegar, and red food coloring. Add to the batter and mix until just combined.
6. Fill cupcake liners about 70–80% full with the batter.

② Bake

• Bake in a preheated oven at 160°C (320°F) for 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  (Adjust the time slightly depending on your oven.)

③ Make the Cream Cheese Frosting

1. Whip the softened butter until smooth and creamy.
2. Add the cream cheese and continue mixing until well combined.
3. Add the vanilla extract and sifted powdered sugar. Whip until light and fluffy.

④ Decorate

• Once the cupcakes have completely cooled, pipe or spread the frosting on top and decorate as desired.

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💡 Baking Tips

• Why add vinegar?
  Vinegar reacts with the baking powder and cocoa powder to help the cupcakes rise while enhancing the red color. It also helps create a tender texture.
• Use gel food coloring for best results
  Gel food coloring gives a more vibrant hue without thinning out the batter.
• Temperature matters
  Make sure both the butter and cream cheese are at room temperature to ensure a smooth, creamy frosting.
• Don’t overmix!
  Mix the batter just until the ingredients are combined. Overmixing can lead to dense cupcakes.