Red Velvet Birthday Cupcakes are perfect for a special celebration!
Red Velvet Birthday Cupcakes
Perfect for a birthday party....for kids or grown ups!
Ingredients
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, at room temperature
- 2 cups granulated white sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- ½ cup milk
- 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) red food coloring
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 cupcake tins with paper liners (24).
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
- In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to combine butter and sugar. Beat on medium speed for 3-4 minutes, or until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until incorporated before adding the next. Mix in sour cream, milk, food coloring and vanilla.
- Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed just until blended. Don't over-mix. Scoop batter into muffin cups, filling each about ¾ full.
- Bake 18 to 22 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Cool in pans for about 15 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting. (I like to frost these with Pipe-able Cream Cheese Frosting.)
Notes
- I like to use regular sour cream (not light). That extra fat helps keep these cupcakes moist. If you use regular sour cream, it's okay to use nonfat or low fat milk.
- If using commercial red food coloring is uncomfortable to you, look for coloring made with vegetable dye in health food stores.
- I love a good cream cheese frosting to top red velvet cupcakes. Here's a good recipe: Pipe-able Cream Cheese Frosting
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 218kcal, Carbohydrates: 28g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 57mg, Sodium: 184mg, Potassium: 76mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 17g, Vitamin A: 349IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 28mg, Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Hi Lori, I’ve been a long time fan of your recipes. I always use your wedding cupcake recipe for my cupcakes and everyone goes nuts over them. My question is do you think I could use that recipe with a boxed Red Velvet mix?
I’ve often wondered that… I might be concerned that the extra ingredients in the recipe might drown out the flavor of the red velvet. Let me know if you try it!
They look delish..a quick qn can I use gel colouting instead of liquid based colouring. Or is it preferable to use liquid? Thanks
Yes, that should be fine.
how can i make my own sour cream at home?
I don’t have any idea- do a Google search, maybe?
I must try your pipeable cream cheese frosting! Will have to check that out.
These are awesome!!! We used this recipe for my daughters baby shower. Everyone loved them and the frosting was great as well. I have used many recipes from Recipe girl-I have not been disappointed yet!
Just made my very first scratch made cupcakes using this recipe. I the cupcakes are as good as the batter I’m a happy girl!
These sound delicious! I know these were posted over a year ago (I just saw them now), but can you bake them as a whole cake instead of a cupcake?
I think it would probably work out just fine made into a whole cake.