Our Red Velvet Cupcakes Recipe are a lovely addition to your Valentines Day Celebrations! Today’s red velvet cakes are an adorably sweet way to share home baked love. Feel all the joy of baking red velvet cupcakes!
Why we love Red Velvet Cupcakes Recipe
We love cupcakes–they’re the perfect ratio of cake to frosting! Our Red Velvet Cupcakes recipe are decadent with a moist crumb they make a lovely little gift or serve them at your Valentines Day gathering this year!
All your loved ones will rave about them!
Ingredients in Red Velvet Cupcakes Recipe
- flour
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- baking soda
- sea salt
- butter
- neufatchel cream cheese
- sugar
- eggs
- lowfat sour cream
- bottle red food coloring
- vanilla
Helpful baking tips for higher elevations
- If you live 3,000 feet above sea level or more it is considered high elevation and may take longer to cook/bake.
- Adjustments are needed for 5000+ feet and above:
- Reduce baking powder: for each teaspoon, decrease 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon.
- Reduce sugar: for each cup, decrease 2 tablespoons.
- Increase liquid: for each cup, add 2 to 4 tablespoons.
- Increase oven temperature by 25 degrees F.
- Check if it is done a little early.
- This takes some trial and error to get it right for you.
Learn more HERE
Red Velvet Cupcakes Recipe
Our Red Velvet Cupcakes Recipe are a lovely addition to your Valentines Day Celebrations!
Ingredients
- Red Velvet Cupcakes:
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 (4 ounce) neufatchel cream cheese
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup lowfat sour cream
- 1 (1 ounce) bottle red food coloring
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 (8 oz) neufatchel cream cheese
- 4 tablespoon butter, softened
- 2 tablespoon lowfat sour cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- desired sprinkles to garnish
Instructions
- Cup Cakes:
- Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt, in a medium sized mixing bowl; mix well. In a large mixing bowl combine butter, cream cheese and sugar; beat until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time; beating well with each addition.
- Add sour cream, food coloring, vanilla; mix well.
- Add dry ingredients 1 cup at a time; mixing well with each addition.
- Mix just until incorporated.
- Bake 20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove to cooling rack.
- Cool completely.
- Frosting:
- In a mixing bowl combine cream cheese and butter; mix well.
- Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well.
- Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time; mixing until incorporated with each addition. Using a 1M Wilton Star tip and a large piping bag; begin piping at the outer edge and circle frosting into the center.
- Garnish with desired sprinkles.
- Enjoy your Red Velvet Cupcakes Recipe!
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 290Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 172mgCarbohydrates: 48gFiber: 1gSugar: 36gProtein: 4g
More Valentines Recipes
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- Chocolate Covered Cherry Bundt Cake
- Chocolate Valentine Whoopie Pies
- Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cups
- Chocolate Filled Cupcakes with Rose Water Frosting Recipe
- Chocolate Mousse Cake with Fresh Berries
- Chocolate Rose Martini Recipe
- Dark Chocolate Brownies Recipe
- Chocolate Mousse Cake with Fresh Berries
- Traditional French Chocolate Mousse
- Dark Chocolate Stuffed Croissants
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These loo great. And maybe I missed it, but how many cupcakes does this recipe normally yield?
Hi Jackie… This recipe is delicious and it yields 22-24 cupcakes. I hope you have a wonderful day 🙂 Stop by again soon xoxo~ Ruthie
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OMG – these are mouth watering photos!!
The cupcakes look GREAT
You’re so sweet Winnie… Thank You for the fun comment! Have a fabulous day 🙂 xoxo~ Ruthie
Your cupcakes are very pretty. Wonderful idea for Valentines Day. I made red velvet a while ago and the recipe I followed used light brown sugar and I really liked but I am always drawn when I see red velvet and have not seen the recipe that I used. I have nothing to compare it with, have never made with regular white sugar. Guess I will have to try them both again. Very nice andi
Just made these and they came out absolutely wonderful! The frosting is perfect!
Yay!! I’m SO glad to hear they turned out well… that makes me happy! Thank you for the fun comment 🙂 xoxo~ Ruthie
Where did you get those adorable mugs for yor Red Velvet Cupcakes? Too cute!!
I just found them at the local Wal-mart… in the valentines section SO, maybe they’d be on sale now 🙂 xoxo~ Ruthie
I just wanted to stop by and tell you that your pictures are beautiful and I love those silicone tea cups! Who doesn’t love red velvet on Valentine’s Day?
Thanks so much, Cristina! You’re so sweet… I’m so glad you stopped by and please come back again soon! xoxo~ Ruthie