Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

These Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting are a moist and flavourful cake paired with the best cream cheese frosting. It’s a classic and rich dessert recipe.

Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

 
Wait, do you love cupcake recipes? Other homemade cupcakes that I think you’ll enjoy are:

• Blueberry Lemon Cupcakes
• Raspberry Dream Cupcakes
• Cookies & Cream Cupcakes
• Root Beer Cupcakes

Now, let’s get back to these lovely beautiful ones.

This recipe for Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting is the ultimate example of my preferred taste in holiday baking. It’s not an over the top in valentine’s day theme, yet elegant and most importantly, incredibly delicious.

These cupcakes are the most moist cake paired with the best cream cheese frosting ever. It’s quite the impressive combination.

Very soon, the fall season will turn into winter; and while I resist the colder temperatures and shortened daylight hours, I do fully embrace the many comforts of the season.

The excitement over the upcoming holidays has already begun – and for many including myself, one of the biggest holiday comforts baking; for family, entertaining and baking exchanges.

My typical holiday baking includes classic dessert recipes, and making small changes to our favourites – in order to fit in with the theme. One constant through the years is to focus on red and white desserts, as these classic holiday colours are rich, bold and timeless. A popular go-to is red velvet recipes, they are ideal for valentine’s day and during the Christmas season.

This red velvet cake recipe is moist and flavourful, with vanilla and cocoa. It’s paired simply perfectly with a smooth cream cheese frosting to make the most delicious cupcakes.

While these are perfect for valentine’s day, I admit to loving on these cupcakes any time of year. From a special occasion to no occasion at all, these are the best cupcakes ever. I love the deep red color.

A frosting such as this is my go-to for icings, because it’s not too sweet when compared to a full-bodied buttercream icing. It’s an easy and tangy cream cheese frosting that I turn to many times.

How to Make Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

You’ll need the following simple ingredients to make this homemade red velvet cupcakes and frosting recipe. The full detailed instructions are below in the printable recipe card.

FOR THE CUPCAKES:

• unsalted butter, softened
• oil
• granulated sugar
• whole eggs
• red food coloring
• buttermilk
• white vinegar
• vanilla extract
• all purpose flour
• cocoa powder
• salt
• baking soda

FOR THE FROSTING:

• softened cream cheese
• butter, softened
• icing sugar / powdered sugar
• vanilla extract

To Make:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and line muffin tins with paper liners. Using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter, oil and sugar into the large bowl of a stand mixer, and on medium speed. Add the eggs one at a time, and mix well (you can use a hand mixer or handheld electric mixer as well, if preferred).

Add in the food colouring, buttermilk, vinegar and vanilla – and allow to mix once again. In a separate medium bowl combine the flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda – then in small batches, add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients to make the batter. Mix on low speed until well combined.

Divide the batter into the cupcake liners, and bake for 14 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Using a mixer on medium speed – beat the cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Gradually add in the icing sugar until combined and then add the vanilla and mix again until fluffy. Frost these perfect red velvet cupcakes, decorate as desired – and enjoy!

Variations on the recipe:

• This mouthwatering cream cheese frosting can be made with light cream cheese spread if you prefer. The texture might change somewhat.
• If you’d rather use whole milk instead of buttermilk, you can as well.

To Store:

• Place frosted cupcakes in an airtight container and store up to 5 days. To keep the frosting from melting, they are best placed in the refrigerator than at room temperature.

Enjoy this classic red velvet cupcake recipe, my friends. I hope you love these best red velvet cupcakes and homemade cream cheese frosting as much as we do.