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Offline Miss Mia

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Red Velvet Cupcakes
« on: January 09, 2009, 02:10:30 PM »
Okay, these are the cupcakes I made last night.  Delicious!  OMG it was heaven in my mouth!

It's a Paula Deen recipe.  She says it makes 24, so I added another 1/2 on to the recipes and came up with 32 cupcakes.

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Ingredients

    * 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
    * 1 1/2 cups sugar
    * 1 teaspoon baking soda
    * 1 teaspoon salt
    * 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
    * 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
    * 1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
    * 2 large eggs, room temperature
    * 2 tablespoons red food coloring
    * 1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar
    * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 (12-cup) muffin pans with cupcake papers.

In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder. In a large bowl gently beat together the oil, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vinegar, and vanilla with a handheld electric mixer. Add the sifted dry ingredients to the wet and mix until smooth and thoroughly combined.

Divide the batter evenly among the cupcake tins about 2/3 filled. Bake in oven for about 20 to 22 minutes, turning the pans once, half way through. Test the cupcakes with a toothpick for doneness. Remove from oven and cool completely before frosting.


I used cream cheese frosting, topped with red sugar sprinkles and a cherry. 

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Re: Red Velvet Cupcakes
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2009, 02:26:39 PM »
Quote from: Miss Mia on January 09, 2009, 02:10:30 PM
It's a Paula Deen recipe.  She says it makes 24, so I added another 1/2 on to the recipes and came up with 32 cupcakes.

Now, I'm confused.

If you made the recipe using 150% of the required ingredients, you should've come up with 36 cupcakes, not just 32.

Or did you just make extra-large cupcakes?
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Re: Red Velvet Cupcakes
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2009, 02:44:00 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on January 09, 2009, 02:26:39 PM
Now, I'm confused.

If you made the recipe using 150% of the required ingredients, you should've come up with 36 cupcakes, not just 32.

Or did you just make extra-large cupcakes?

Probably I filled the cups more than they did in the test run or they had slightly smaller muffin pans. 
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Re: Red Velvet Cupcakes
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2009, 02:46:57 PM »
Nice cupcakes.   :naughty:
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Re: Red Velvet Cupcakes
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2009, 02:47:58 PM »
Quote from: Miss Mia on January 09, 2009, 02:44:00 PM
Probably I filled the cups more than they did in the test run or they had slightly smaller muffin pans.

You know, my maternal ancestress was a graduate of the Bellevue Hospital College of Nursing in New York City.

In those days, nurses were given caps, and proudly wore them.

Bellevue nursing caps looked like upside-down cupcake papers; really cool.

Forgive me for getting off topic; the snow and ice is unrelentling, making me erratic.
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Re: Red Velvet Cupcakes
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2009, 02:48:31 PM »
Quote from: Wineslob on January 09, 2009, 02:46:57 PM
Nice cupcakes.   :naughty:
Oh yes, and they probably even taste better than they look.

Great cupcakes.
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Re: Red Velvet Cupcakes
« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2009, 02:55:34 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on January 09, 2009, 02:47:58 PM
You know, my maternal ancestress was a graduate of the Bellevue Hospital College of Nursing in New York City.

In those days, nurses were given caps, and proudly wore them.

Bellevue nursing caps looked like upside-down cupcake papers; really cool.

Forgive me for getting off topic; the snow and ice is unrelentling, making me erratic.


I understand, you're getting a little cabin fever, Frank.  :wink:

Quote from: franksolich on January 09, 2009, 02:48:31 PM
Oh yes, and they probably even taste better than they look.

Great cupcakes.

Everyone at work loved the cupcakes...or at least that's what they told me.  LOL!
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Re: Red Velvet Cupcakes
« Reply #7 on: January 09, 2009, 10:36:50 PM »
THANKS!

I have been jonesing since you mentioned these.
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Re: Red Velvet Cupcakes
« Reply #8 on: January 09, 2009, 10:37:46 PM »
Quote from: asdf2231 on January 09, 2009, 10:36:50 PM
THANKS!

I have been jonesing since you mentioned these.

I just PMed you my cream cheese frosting recipe.  :)
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Re: Red Velvet Cupcakes
« Reply #9 on: January 09, 2009, 10:43:33 PM »
You are truely a goddess!

Thanks again.

Of course I can't make them till Sunday, grumble, grumble. :-)
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Re: Red Velvet Cupcakes
« Reply #10 on: January 09, 2009, 10:45:10 PM »
Quote from: asdf2231 on January 09, 2009, 10:43:33 PM
You are truely a goddess!

Thanks again.

Of course I can't make them till Sunday, grumble, grumble. :-)

You can use the cream cheese frosting recipe for a cake, just double it.  Actually I think I put 1-2 tsp of vanilla, and it's really that for that doubled.  I like vanilla though.  :)

Tell me if you like them.
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Re: Red Velvet Cupcakes
« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2009, 12:12:22 AM »
Don't you just love Paula Deen recipes?!

I made her applesauce bread and pumpkin bread recipes for Christmas presents. Had extras left over, M ate the applesauce bread and said it was really good and I ate the pumpkin(he doesn't like pumpkin)...it was the best I have ever had.

Her lemon bars are to die for..... :drool:
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Re: Red Velvet Cupcakes
« Reply #12 on: June 05, 2009, 08:00:45 PM »
I really need to make these....
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Re: Red Velvet Cupcakes
« Reply #13 on: June 07, 2009, 01:01:29 PM »
Do y'all know how they make the red dye for the red velvet cakes and other foods??


insects !!
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Re: Red Velvet Cupcakes
« Reply #14 on: June 11, 2009, 03:05:00 PM »
Quote from: Hawkgirl on June 05, 2009, 08:00:45 PM
I really need to make these....

They're very good Hawkgirl.

Quote from: Thor on June 07, 2009, 01:01:29 PM
Do y'all know how they make the red dye for the red velvet cakes and other foods??


insects !!

FD&C #40 is made from coal, not insects, and the red dye I use to make red velvet cake is #40. 
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Re: Red Velvet Cupcakes
« Reply #15 on: June 12, 2009, 10:06:47 AM »
If it's made from coal..........it HAS to be good! (smuckers)    :-)
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Re: Red Velvet Cupcakes
« Reply #16 on: June 13, 2009, 11:24:13 AM »
Quote from: Miss Mia on June 11, 2009, 03:05:00 PM
They're very good Hawkgirl.

FD&C #40 is made from coal, not insects, and the red dye I use to make red velvet cake is #40. 

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Was_red_food_coloring_made_from_beetles%27_wings

You're right about FD&C#40. I think that insects would be safer to ingest than coal by products.
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Re: Red Velvet Cupcakes
« Reply #17 on: June 13, 2009, 01:30:52 PM »
Quote from: Thor on June 13, 2009, 11:24:13 AM
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Was_red_food_coloring_made_from_beetles%27_wings

You're right about FD&C#40. I think that insects would be safer to ingest than coal by products.


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Re: Red Velvet Cupcakes
« Reply #18 on: June 13, 2009, 03:06:44 PM »
The FDA has a list of "impurities" allowed in specific food items available on their website, like x number of insect segments, hair, and feces.  It's an interesting read but not something to linger over.

Oh, and the cupcakes look lovely.
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