red velvets

I thought I'd finally give these a go, since everyone I know seems to be baking them. I like how they have a little back story to them - the chemical reaction of the cocoa powder with acidic properties of the buttermilk and white vinegar create the cupcake's red colour, and hence the name. Nowadays we tend to add extra food colouring to this to get that nice, delectable, bright red colour  ( this recipe used 20ml's of colouring!) 

Gotta thank my friend who recommended this recipe to me from the cake mistress ;

Cupcake recipe:

60 g Unsalted Butter, room temp
150 g Caster Sugar
1 large Egg, lightly beaten
10 g Cocoa Powder
20 ml Red Food colouring, gel/paste
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
120 ml Buttermilk
150 g Plain flour
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Bicarb Soda
1 1/2 teaspoon White wine Vinegar

Cream cheese frosting:

300 g Icing sugar, sifted
50 g Unsalted butter, room temp
125 g Cream Cheese, slightly softened

Cheers to the cake mistress for the fab recipe! 

For the full recipe and method : http://thecakemistress.com/blog/freerecipes/cupcakes-muffins/red-velvet-cupcakes/

Gotta thank my brother for lending me his Canon 40D so I could take these awesome pictures!