Saturday, July 14, 2012

Red Velvet Cupcakes - Video Recipe

This video will show you how to make Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2rB1cVZLbs

A red velvet cake is a cake with dark red or brown red color. It is usually prepared as a layer cake topped with cream cheese icing. The reddish color is achieved by adding red food coloring.

I substituted buttermilk with vinegar and milk.



Summer 2012 in New York
http://createeathappy.blogspot.jp/2012/07/summer-2012-in-new-york.html

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Red Velvet Cupcakes

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 30min + baking & cooling time
Number of servings: 9

Note:
1cup = 250ml or 250cc

Ingredients:
((Red Velvet Cupcakes))
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup (100g = 3.5oz.) unsalted butter *room temperature
1 egg *room temperature
A
* 1 cup cake flour
* 1 tbsp. cocoa powder
* 1/2 tsp. baking soda
* 1/2 tsp. baking powder
* 1/2 tbsp. red food coloring
* a pinch of salt
B
* 1/2 cup milk *room temperature
* 1/2 tbsp. vinegar
* a few drops of vanilla extract
((Cream Cheese Frosting))
1/4 cup (50g = 1.7oz.) unsalted butter *room temperature
1/2 cup (100g = 3.5oz.) cream cheese *room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar (confectioner's sugar)
a few drops of vanilla extract

Directions:
((Red Velvet Cupcakes))
1. Preheat the oven to 350F (180C). Sift A together. Mix B together.
2. In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add beaten egg little by little and mix well.
3. Add half of A and B, and mix well. Add the rest of A and B, and mix until smooth.
4. Line muffin pan with cupcake papers. Spoon the mixture into the cups up to 80% full. Bake at 180C (350F) for 20-25 minutes.
5. Place the cakes on the wire rack to cool.
((Cream Cheese Frosting))
1. Beat the butter, cream cheese, and vanilla extract together until smooth.
2. Sift in powdered sugar and beat until smooth.
3. Transfer the frosting to a pastry bag fitted with a star tip, cool in the fridge, and pipe it onto the cupcakes. Of course, you can top with whipped cream!

I substituted buttermilk with milk and vinegar.

レシピ(日本語)
http://www.cooklabo.blogspot.jp/2012/07/blog-post.html
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What is Cake Flour?
http://createeathappy.blogspot.jp/2012/05/what-is-cake-flour.html

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