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Red Velvet Cupcakes

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    • Lotte Duncan demonstrates how to master this classic cupcake straight from the American South...
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      Ingredients

      • For the cupcakes:

      • 185g self raising flour
      • 15g cocoa powder
      • 200g butter
      • 200g caster sugar
      • 4 eggs
      • 2-4 tsp red food colour

      • For the Technique: Icing Adding a mixture of icing sugar and water, butter or cream to a cake or cupcake for a decorative finish. I know this Teach me, please icing :

      • 175g softened unsalted butter
      • 125g full fat cream cheese
      • 175g sieved Technique: Icing Adding a mixture of icing sugar and water, butter or cream to a cake or cupcake for a decorative finish. I know this Teach me, please icing sugar
      • 1 tsp of lemon juice
      • Red food colour

      Use imperial measurements

      Method

      How to make Red Velvet Cupcakes

      Cream the butter and the sugar together until light and fluffy.

      Beat the eggs in a separate bowl and add to the butter and sugar in 5-6 stages.

      Sieve in the flour and cocoa adding the food colouring.

      Divide the mixture between 12 muffin tins and bake for 15 minutes at 200°C.

      Note: the final result of the cupcakes will depend greatly on the quality of the food colouring. Buy the best quality food colouring you can get (preferablly a gel colour).

      For the Technique: Icing Adding a mixture of icing sugar and water, butter or cream to a cake or cupcake for a decorative finish. I know this Teach me, please frosting :

      Cream the butter in a stand mixer or hand mixer and beat until soft.

      Add the cream cheese in 2 or three stages followed by the Technique: Icing Adding a mixture of icing sugar and water, butter or cream to a cake or cupcake for a decorative finish. I know this Teach me, please icing sugar again in 2 or 3 stages.

      Add the lemon juice and beat for a few minutes.

      Leave to stand in a cool place for at least an hour.

      Take half of the Technique: Icing Adding a mixture of icing sugar and water, butter or cream to a cake or cupcake for a decorative finish. I know this Teach me, please frosting and add 1/2 tsp red food colour.

      In a Technique: Piping Adding icing to a cake or cupcake using a piping bag for more precise decorations and designs. I know this Teach me, please piping bag fitted with a star tube, place the red Technique: Icing Adding a mixture of icing sugar and water, butter or cream to a cake or cupcake for a decorative finish. I know this Teach me, please frosting down one side of the Technique: Piping Adding icing to a cake or cupcake using a piping bag for more precise decorations and designs. I know this Teach me, please piping bag and half the remaining Technique: Icing Adding a mixture of icing sugar and water, butter or cream to a cake or cupcake for a decorative finish. I know this Teach me, please frosting down the other half of the bag. Technique: Piping Adding icing to a cake or cupcake using a piping bag for more precise decorations and designs. I know this Teach me, please Pipe swirls on each cupcake.