Red Velvet Cupcakes are the perfect dessert for Valentine’s Day! They have a moist fluffy crumb and are topped with luscious dark chocolate ganache and heavenly cream cheese frosting.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time35 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Red Velvet Cupcakes
Servings: 20
Calories: 369kcal
Author: Garnish and Glaze
Ingredients
1 3/4cupall-purpose flour, fluffy, spooned, and leveled
Preheat oven to 350°F and line two muffin tins with cupcake liners.
In a bowl, mix the flour, corn starch, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
In the bowl of a standing electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy (2-3 minutes).
Mix in the eggs one at a time, followed by the vanilla and food coloring. Beat until smooth.
While mixing on low, in 3 parts, alternate between adding the flour mixture and the buttermilk. Scrape down the sides and bottom of bowl as needed, mixing until smooth.
Scoop batter into cupcake liners (a 1/4 cup trigger scoop works great!).
Bake for 15-18 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean (or with just a few moist crumbs). Remove cupcakes from tin when cool enough to touch and place on a cooling rack.
For the Ganache:
Microwave heavy whipping cream for 45 seconds. Add the chocolate chips and let it sit covered for 2 minutes and then whisk together until smooth.
Allow ganache to cool and thicken for ~3 minutes and then spoon about 1-2 teaspoons onto the top of each completely cooled cupcake. Let the ganache cool and set for about 5 minutes before piping on frosting.