Red Velvet Cupcakes

Assalamualaikum dan bertemu kembali. Ini pula kek birthday Hamka. Biasalah mamaNya tak pandai mendeco kek, kek simple2 mcm ni jadilah buat hiburkan hati anak2. Kali ni Hamka cuma nak cupcake, bertambah mudahlah kerja mamaNya. Terima kasih Hamka sbb tak menyusahkan mama, nak kek simple mimple jek..janji ada buah strawberry katanya. Resepi red velvet kali ni mmng best, sedap dan lembut je. Terima kasih pada Rima yg sudi berkongsi resepi, juga buat K.Nor, Ita dan ramai lagi kawan2 yg telah mencubanya. Kek ni utk 1 adunan mmng sikit je, saya buat 2 adunan biar dpt lebih sikit. Toppingnya pula saya guna yg ringkas je. Jom semak resepinya dan lihatlah RVCC yg simple ni ....





Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup sifted flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder - i used berry callebaut
• 1 tbsp red colouring - I used 1 1/2 tsp wilton red paste(no taste)
• 1/4 cup soft unsalted butter - 57g
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup buttermilk - I used 1/2 cup whole milk plus 1/2 tbsp vinegar/lemon
• 1/2 tsp vinegar - i used heinz distilled white vinegar 5%
• 1/2 tsp baking soda

Method

1. Preheat oven to 175 degrees Celsius.
2. In one container, sieve flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
3. In a small container, combine cocoa powder and red coloring and stir well until form a paste (I added a little water).
4. Using a stand mixer, beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg, beat until blended. Add the vanilla extract and cocoa powder mixture, beat until well blended.
5. Add in sifted flour and buttermilk alternately. Beginning and ending with flour. (F-M-F-M-F)
6. In a small bowl, combine vinegar and baking soda and add it to ur batter. Stir well with a spatula. Pour into a 6" baking pan and bake it for 50mins or until cooked.
7. Let cool on wire rack.
8. Once cool, slice cake into two and spread cream cheese filling.. top it with the rest of ur cream cheese too... chill for a few hrs..

Cream cheese frosting

• 125g cream cheese
• 50g unsalted butter
• 110g powdered sugar - i reduced it to 80g
• 1 cup fresh cream, whipped until stiff - i used double cream

Cream Cheese frosting:

1. Beat cream cheese with butter until soft.
2. Turn mixer to low speed, add powdered sugar a little at a time. Whisk until well blended.
3. Add whipped cream, stir through with a spatula.

**Cupcakes di atas Yatie buat 2 adunan, dpt dlm 25 biji cupcakes. Untuk Cream Cheese Topping kat atas cupcakes tu, Yatie guna bahan2 yg mudah seperti dibawah. Gaul semuanya hingga lembut, pastu terus sapu atas cupcakes. Kalau nak lagi menarik letaklah apa2 pewarna dan hias ikut kreativiti masing2 ya.

CREAM CHEESE TOPPING:

• 250gm cream cheese
  
• 2 sudu besar butter
• 1/3 cwn gula icing, diayak
• 1 sudu kecil jus lemon

*Cara2nya= Campurkan kesemua bahan dan pukul sehingga lembut dan gebu. Sapu atas kek yg telah sejuk tadi. Hias ikut kreativiti masing2.