Delicious Red Velvet Cupcake Recipe

I love surprising the family with a Valentine’s Treat and these delicious red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting are just perfect. With an easy recipe to follow these are tasty and the cream cheese frosting isn’t too sweet which is a real bonus so here you go my red velvet cupcake with a smooth cream cheese icing recipe for Valentine’s Day.

4 red velvet cupcakes in red cupcake cases with cream cheese frosting swirled on top on a table surrounded by small hearts and the back of a pink cake stand can be seen behind.

Valentine Cupcakes

This is one of my favorite flavors whether it’s pancakes, waffles, cookies, fudge, cake or cupcake it doesn’t matter Red Velvet is my ultimate one. It’s also relatively easy to make and perfect for sharing with your loved ones for Valentine’s Day. So have a go at making these Valentine Cupcakes with this easy recipe to follow.

Valentine's cupcake display on a cake stand with red velvet cupcakes and frosted with cream cheese icing

Just chocolate and red food coloring are needed to make these vibrant red-colored cakes. They are one of the easiest ways to flavor plain cupcakes.

Red velvet cupcakes and cream cheese frosting on a table with love hearts around them

Ingredients for Making Red Velvet Cupcakes

  • 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 1 bottle red food coloring
  • 1 cup buttermilk

Ingredients for the Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 cups powdered sugar

How to Make your Red Velvet Cupcake with Cream Cheese Frosting

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and place liners in two 12-cup muffin pans.


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dry ingredients for red velvet cake in a mixing bowl

2. Whisk together the flour (I used all-purpose but cake flour will work as well), cocoa powder, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.

wet ingredients for red velvet cupcakes in a bowl

3. In a large bowl, beat together the oil and sugar until smooth in your electric mixer. Add the eggs, vanilla, and food coloring and beat to combine.

making red velvet cupcake batter in a mixing bowl the flour is laying on top of the wet ingredients with the red food colouring incorporated already

4. Add half the flour, followed by half the buttermilk, beating between each addition. Add remaining flour and remaining buttermilk and beat after each addition.

muffin pan with cupcake liners filled with red velvet cake batter ready to go in the oven

5. Fill each cupcake liner 2/3 of the way full of batter and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

6. Allow the cupcakes to cool in the pan until safe to touch, then transfer them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

cream cheese frosting in a bowl mixed together and ready to frost some cupcakes

When the unfrosted cupcakes are cool, prepare the icing by beating together the butter, cream cheese, and vanilla extract until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and beat until well incorporated.

red velvet cupcakes iced with cream cheese frosting on a wire wrack

Pipe the icing on top of each cupcake before serving.

Close up of a cupcake in a red cupcake cake frosted with white icing on top of a cake stand which is pink.
Yield: 24 Cupcakes

Red Velvet Cupcakes for Valentines

Red Velvet cupcakes on a white table with hearts laid around the cupcakes are iced with a swirl of white cream cheese frosting.

A delicious red velvet cupcake recipe with cream cheese frosting perfect for sharing with those you love this Valentine's

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients

Cupcake

  • 2 ½ cups flour
  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 1 bottle red food coloring
  • 1 cup buttermilk

Frosting:

  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and place liners in two 12-cup muffin pans.
  2. Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.dry ingredients for red velvet cake in a mixing bowl
  3. In a separate bowl, beat together the oil and sugar until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla, and food coloring and beat to combine.wet ingredients for red velvet cupcakes in a bowl
  4. Add half the flour, followed by half the buttermilk, beating between each addition. Add remaining flour and remaining buttermilk and beat after each addition.making red velvet cupcake batter in a mixing bowl the flour is laying on top of the wet ingredients with the red food colouring incorporated already
  5. Fill each cupcake liner 2/3 of the way full of batter and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.muffin pan with cupcake liners filled with red velvet cake batter ready to go in the oven
  6. Allow the cupcakes to cool in the pan until safe to touch, then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
  7. When the cupcakes are cool, prepare the icing.

Cream Cheese Frosting Instructions

  1. Beating together the butter, cream cheese, and vanilla extract until smooth.
  2. Add the powdered sugar and beat until well incorporated.cream cheese frosting in a bowl mixed together and ready to frost some cupcakes
  3. Pipe the icing on top of each cupcake before serving.red velvet cupcakes iced with cream cheese frosting on a wire wrack

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

24

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 310Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 129mgCarbohydrates: 38gFiber: 0gSugar: 27gProtein: 3g

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