Red Velvet Cupcakes

Name: Red Velvet Cupcakes
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 18-piece
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil .; 1 cup buttermilk .; 2 eggs .; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract .; . Red food coloring; 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour .; 1 3/4 cups sugar .; 1 teaspoon baking soda .; 3/4 teaspoon salt .; 1 Tablespoon cocoa powder .; 250 gms cream cheese [ at room temperature .; 1 cup sugar powdered .; 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract .; 1/2 to 3/4 cups whipping cream cold heavy

pinksocks @cook_7828550

I made these for the first time for an order of a dear friend, Simran, who blogs here. This one goes to the Home Baker's challenge. Concept by Priya Suresh
I read a lot about these, I will not lie. All the pics that I saw and all the recipe's I came across, had different qty of cocoa powder. I wanted the right red, so Wilton's Christmas red came to my mind. Hopped to buy the 1Oz bottle for 385 bucks, it is worth every penny, I tell you :)
So here is recipe that made the prefect cloud like red velvet.

pinksocks @cook_7828550

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Ingredients

20 mins

18-piece

1 1/4 cupsvegetable oil .
1 cupbuttermilk .
2eggs .
2 teaspoonsvanilla extract .
. Red food coloring
2 1/2 cupsall-purpose flour .
1 3/4 cupssugar .
1 teaspoonbaking soda .
3/4 teaspoonsalt .
1 Tablespooncocoa powder .
250 gmscream cheese [ at room temperature .
1 cupsugar powdered .
2 1/2 teaspoonsvanilla extract .
1/2 to 3/4 cupswhipping cream cold heavy

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Steps

20 mins

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For the cupcake-
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In a bowl, mix oil, eggs, butter milk and red color.
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On another bowl, sieve the dry ingredients.
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Fold half of the dry ingredients in the wet at a time.
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Mix well to avoid lumps but don't over mix.
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Pour 2/3 rd in a cupcake tray with liners.
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Bake in a 180C pre heated oven for 20-25 min or until they are springy to touch.
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For the frosting-
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Beat cream cheese, vanilla, butter and sugar until creamy.
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Add whipping cream few tbsp at a time until you get the desired consistency.
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Once the cupcakes are completely cooled, frost them as you please.
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Serve with love.