Red Velvet Cup Cake

First attempt buat red velvet. Tak tahan tengok blog orang lain asyik tayang red velvet. Tapi mama buat cupcake..nak buat cake biasa tak pandai nak sapu topping. Kalau cupcake ni senang skit nak letak toppingnya. Resepi Red Velvet mama amik dari blog Rima : Bisous A Toi. Thanks for sharing.

Ingredients :

1 1/4 cup sifted flour 

1/2 tsp baking powder 

1/2 tsp salt 

1 tbsp cocoa powder 

1 tbsp red colouring 

1/4 cup soft unsalted butter - 57g 

3/4 cup sugar 

1 egg 

1/2 tsp vanilla extract 

1/2 cup buttermilk 

1/2 tsp vinegar

1/2 tsp baking soda 

Cream cheese frosting :

125g cream cheese 

50g unsalted butter 

110g powdered sugar - i reduced it to 80g 

1 cup fresh cream, whipped until stiff

Method :

Preheat oven to 175 degrees Celsius. In one container, sieve flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. 

In a small container, combine cocoa powder and red coloring and stir well until form a paste (I added a little water). 

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. 

Add in sifted flour and buttermilk alternately. Beginning and ending with flour (F-M-F-M-F). 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 (i used paper cup cake)

Let cool on wire rack. 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 : 

Beat cream cheese with butter until soft. 

Turn mixer to low speed, add powdered sugar a little at a time. Whisk until well blended. 

Add whipped cream, stir through with a spatula.