Red Velvet Cupcakes !!

I was very much excited to decorate with my new cake decorating set! Thought of using it first for frosting red velvet cupcakes for my birthday. This was so easy to make & it was a different cupcake recipe with sour cream. In some recipes butter milk is substituted for sour cream.  I had fun frosting the cupcakes and the decorating set was also a cool one!  I used the green & red combo to give it a festive touch :) So this is an X'mas special cake too !!! Here goes the recipe :) :)

Ingredients

• 2 cups All-purpose flour (Maida) 
• 1 3/4 cup Granulated sugar 
• 1/2 cup Cocoa powder 
• 1 tsp Baking Powder 
• 1 tsp Baking Soda 
• 2 cups Sour cream 
• 8 tbsp Butter 
• 1/2 cup Milk 
• 2 tbsp Red Food colour 
• 2 tsp Vanilla essence 
• 1/2 tsp Salt 
• 2 Eggs

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Arrange 24 paper cups in a cupcake baking tray.
2. Beat egg, butter, sugar & salt in an electric mixer.
3. Add milk, sour cream, vanilla essence, red food colour & beat again.
4. Now beat in sieved ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, baking powder & baking soda).
5. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly & pour the batter to make the paper cups 3/4th full.
6. Bake for 25 to 30 min. Allow it to cool completely.
7. Prepare the below mentioned icing recipe & start frosting the cake.

Butter-cream Icing

• 2 cups Powdered Sugar 
• 4 tbsp Vegetable shortening 
• 5 tbsp Butter 
• 4 tbsp Milk 
• 2 tsp Vanilla essence 
•  Food colours

Directions

1. Take an electric mixer & cream the butter, shortening & vanilla essence.
2. Add sugar, milk & beat thoroughly.
3. Transfer in separate bowls & mix with different colours and start decorating your lovely cupcakes !

My Wilton Cake Decorating Set !!

All set for my Birthday celebration :) :)

 

Sharing this recipe with:

• Bake with your Heart event hosted by Khushi. 
• Food of the month event (Festive/Party theme) hosted by Amy
• Holiday Baking event hosted by Srav's Culinary Concepts. 
• 'Only'- Cookies and Cakes event hosted by Foodelicious. 
• Sinful Delights event hosted by Vardhini.  
• Jingle All the Way event hosted by Kavi.  
• Decorating challenge event hosted by Amy.