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| Cupcake Recipe: Red Velvet Cupcakes |
The Red Velvet Cake or Cupcake is a cake with a dark red, bright red, or red-brown color. Originally, the reddish brown color comes from the reaction of the chocolate to an acidic substance like buttermilk. The cake is mostly chocolate flavored but it can also just be plain vanilla. It is then topped with a white frosting that can either be a white Buttercream frosting or a Cream Cheese Frosting. A Cream Cheese frosting is better suited since there is not much flavor in the cake itself.
The reference to the word "velvet" is to associate the cake with luxury and also to describe the cake's texture which is suppose to be smooth and silky just like the fabric. In this recipe, the use of vegetable oil instead of butter makes this Red Velvet Cupcake recipe smooth and fluffy. Get the recipe after the jump.
