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Red Velvet Cupcakes

Oven Time : 20 mins
red velvet cupcakes

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What you need:

  • 175g/6oz Odlums Self Raising Flour
  • 125/4oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar
  • 150g/5oz Butter or Margarine (room temperature)
  • 2 Large Eggs
  • 2 tablespoons Cocoa Powder
  • 4 tablespoons Water
  • 2 teaspoons Goodall's Red Food Colouring

Buttercream Icing

  • 125g/4oz Butter (room temperature)
  • 225g/8oz Icing Sugar (sieved)
  • Few drops of Goodall's Vanilla Essence 

How to:

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Line a 12 cupcake tin with paper cases.
  2. Beat butter/margarine and sugar in a bowl until light in colour.
  3. Add the flour, eggs, cocoa powder, water and red colouring. Beat well until mixture resembles a thick batter.
  4. Divide the mixture between the cases. Bake for 20 minutes until risen and springs back when gently touched.
  5. Cool on a wire tray. When cold, decorate as liked!


Buttercream Icing

  1. Make buttercream by beating the butter, icing sugar and vanilla essence together until smooth and creamy.
  2. Pipe or swirl icing onto each cupcake. 
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Red Velvet Cupcakes

CATEGORY: Cupcakes, Muffins & Buns
COOK TIME: 20 mins
red velvet cupcakes

What you need:

  • 175g/6oz Odlums Self Raising Flour
  • 125/4oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar
  • 150g/5oz Butter or Margarine (room temperature)
  • 2 Large Eggs
  • 2 tablespoons Cocoa Powder
  • 4 tablespoons Water
  • 2 teaspoons Goodall's Red Food Colouring

Buttercream Icing

  • 125g/4oz Butter (room temperature)
  • 225g/8oz Icing Sugar (sieved)
  • Few drops of Goodall's Vanilla Essence 

How to:

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Line a 12 cupcake tin with paper cases.
  2. Beat butter/margarine and sugar in a bowl until light in colour.
  3. Add the flour, eggs, cocoa powder, water and red colouring. Beat well until mixture resembles a thick batter.
  4. Divide the mixture between the cases. Bake for 20 minutes until risen and springs back when gently touched.
  5. Cool on a wire tray. When cold, decorate as liked!


Buttercream Icing

  1. Make buttercream by beating the butter, icing sugar and vanilla essence together until smooth and creamy.
  2. Pipe or swirl icing onto each cupcake. 

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