Forks & Knives: Red Velvet Holiday

The holiday season is here!

It has been for a while now, and one of the best things about the holidays, besides spending time with family, is the delicious FOOD! This year I decided to make some Holiday red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. I use the recipe from Bakerella and it really is my favorite recipe I have tried so far. The recipe was originally for Valentine's day inspired cupcakes, but the red color really is festive and can be incorporated for the holidays as well.

Ingredients:

Red Velvet Cupcakes

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 Tablespoon cocoa
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs
1 cup oil
1 cup buttermilk
1 Tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-2 oz. red food coloring

Creamy Cream Cheese Frosting

8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature

1 cup butter, room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla

6 cups confectioners’ sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Line trays with cupcake papers.

Lightly stir eggs in a medium bowl with a wire whisk. Add remaining liquid ingredients and stir together with whisk until blended. Set aside.

Place all the dry ingredients in your mixing bowl and stir together with another wire whisk.

Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix on medium-high for about a minute or until completely combined.

Pour into cupcake pans and drop the pans on the counter a few times to release any air bubbles.

Bake for about 18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Makes 24 cupcakes

Frosting:

Sift sugar and set aside. (THIS PROCESS IS HIGHLY IMPORTANT SO THAT THE SUGAR DOES NOT CLUMP WHEN YOU MIX IT TOGETHER. This helps the frosting be smoother.)