Red Velvet Cupcake receipe and a couple of tips

(Red velvet cupcakes I made for Sarah's birthday party)

Hey there! A couple of weeks back I took some red velvet cupcakes to my class at Scottie Crafts. They went down a treat and I was asked for the receipe.

So ladies, I thought I'd share where I found it.... right here.

'Divas can cook' is a fabulous new site I've found which is "Old school cooking for the modern woman". That sounds like a bit of me. Grin.

Anyway, her receipe (linked above) is amazing. It's actually a 'cake' receipe, but I just divy it up and put into cupcakes patties as is and it's perfect for them too!

Tip: I've noticed a lot of receipes are putting coffee into their cakes now a days. Dare I say this out loud? I don't like coffee!!! But in the cake receipes, you can't taste it. So don't leave it out! Whatever it does, works!

I've also noticed buttermilk being used in a lot of receipes I use lately. It gives a lovely taste and texture so again, if you don't have any, pop up the road and grab some from your local supermarket. It really does make a difference!

The icing receipe I use comes from I am baker. She has a billion different versions (all of which are amazing), but the one I tend to use the most is this one. I LOVE the addition of salt to the mix. It really does give it something special!

Tip: if I don't have cream to hand, I use milk or water. It doesn't make too much of a difference to the texture, but the taste is ever so slightly different. If you've never tasted it before, or for a long time, you won't notice. But it does the trick if you in a tight situation.

(Red velvet cupcakes I made for Scrapfest by the Sea Christmas party)

Now here comes my big tip of the day.... when I'm baking, or cooking for that matter. And I have an idea in my mind of what I'd like to do, but don't know the receipe. I just google "Best xyz" and then have a look at the receipes that come up.

I then choose one that has lots of good feedback that I can read to ensure it's

a) easy

b) tasty

Or that has lots of comments that I can read to ensure it's what I'm after.

So far it has been the single best way I've found interesting, new, easy, fun, YUMMY receipes ever.

Hope that's helpful! 

Comments

[Hannah]

They look really yummy! Great tips as well. I love the idea of making cupcakes in the paper cups. I've cooked them in flat bottom ice cream cones before - great for kids!

A cheap alternative to buying buttermilk is to make your own. I just use 1 cup of regular milk and add 1T lemon juice or vinegar. Let it sit for about 10 minutes until the milk curdles. Easy! :-)

[ruth]

lol I was going to give you the tip on buttermilk but I see Hannah bet me to it! I love red velvet cupcakes

[Denise Spicer-Boyes]

I can vouch for the taste of the Christmas cupcakes, they were delicious and the icing was particularly yummy, not too sweet

[mandyb]

YUMmmmmmmmmmmmm