Magnolia Bakery's Red Velvet Cupcakes

Submitted by Mrs. Cookie

"From Magnolia Bakery's Cookbook"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 828.06 ml cake flour (not self rising)
• 177.44 ml unsalted butter, softened
• 591.47 ml sugar
• 3 large eggs, at room temperture
• 88.74 ml red food coloring
• 44.37 ml unsweetened cocoa
• 7.39 ml vanilla extract
• 7.39 ml salt
• 354.88 ml buttermilk
• 7.39 ml cider vinegar
• 7.39 ml baking soda

• creamy vanillia frosting

• 88.74 ml all-purpose flour
• 473.18 ml milk
• 473.18 ml unsalted butter, softened
• 473.18 ml sugar
• 9.85 ml vanilla extract

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350. Grease and lightly flour 2 cupcake pans(24 cupcakes).
2. To make the batter: In a small bowl, sift the cake flour and set aside. In a large bowl, on the medium speed of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until very light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time,beating well after each addition. In a small bowl, whisk together the red coloring, cocoa, and vanilla. Add to the batter and beat well.
3. In a measuring cup, stir the saltinto the buttermilk. Add to the batter in three parts alternating with the flour. With each addition, beat until the ingredients are incorporated, but do not overbeat. In a small bowl, stir together the cider vinegar and baking soda. Add to the batter and mix well. Using a rubber spatula, scrape down the batter in the bowl, making sure the ingredients are well blended and the batter is smooth.
4. Divide the batter among the prepared pans. Arange the oven racks in upper and lower thirds of the oven and bake the cupcakes, switching postions of the pans half through baking, until a tester comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool cupcakes in pan 10 minutes, then remove from pan and cool completely on rack before icing.
5. Creamy Vanilla Frosting.
6. In medium-size saucepan, whisk the flour into milk until smooth. Place over medium heat and, stirring constantly, cook until the mixture becomes very thick and begins to bubble, 10-15 minutes. Cover with waxed paper placed directly on the surface and cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
7. In large bowl, on the medium high speed of an electric mixer, beat the butter for 3 minutes, until smooth and creamy.Gradually add the sugar, beating continuously for 3 minutes until fluffy. Add the vanilla and beat well.
8. Add cooled milk mixture, and continue to beat on the medium high speed for 5 minutes, until very smooth and noticeably whiter in color. Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes ( no less and no longer- set a timer!) Use immediately.

Reviews

[LovestoBake 2]

I am search for that perfect Red Velvet cupcake! These cupcakes were just okay. Mine actually came out a little too "spongy". I am a pretty advanced baker so I know how to follow a recipe. This recipe doesn't not tell you when to add vinegar, so add with wet ingredients. It also repeats the step of the food coloring with the cocoa at 2 different points in the recipe, so you not sure if you added in correct place.

 

[AZPARZYCH]

This was my first attempt at red velvet cupcakes/cake and they turned out nicely. I made 6 cupcakes for an after dinner dessert and they hit the spot. The cupcakes could have been a little more moist, but I also filled them to the top to make completely full cupcakes so they had to cook a little longer. Made for 2012 Spring PAC.

 

[Preta75]

The frosting is yummy and not that difficult to make...just takes a bit of time. The cupcakes are alright, I found them a bit dry and spongy...maybe I'm just not a red velvet cake lover. Will make the frosting again...but would rather make any of my other great cupcake recipes over this one. I would give the frosting 5 stars and the cupcakes a 3, therefore the recipe gets a 4.

 

[OneEyedDogMama]

These were really good cupcakes. The icing is unusual and requires a bit more effort than other icings. I liked the cupcakes better after refrigeration, which allowed the icing to "set."

 

[karencooks1]

The best!!