Ingredients for - Mini Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing

1. Sifted all-purpose flour 2 ½ cups
2. White sugar 1 ½ cups
3. Salt 1 teaspoon
4. Baking soda 1 teaspoon
5. Unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon
6. Vegetable oil 1 ½ cups
7. Buttermilk 1 cup
8. Eggs 2 large
9. Red food coloring 2 tablespoons
10. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon
11. White vinegar 1 teaspoon
12. Cream cheese, at room temperature 3 (6 ounce) packages
13. Unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 cup
14. Sifted confectioners' sugar 3 cups
15. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Mini Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 30 mini muffin cups.

2 . Stage

Sift flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and cocoa powder together in a bowl.

3 . Stage

Beat oil, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vanilla extract, and vinegar together in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Slowly add the flour mixture; beat on low speed until batter is just moistened and still airy. Pour batter into the muffin cups.

4 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert cupcakes carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool, about 15 minutes.

5 . Stage

Beat cream cheese and butter together in a clean stand mixer bowl. Slowly add confectioners' sugar and vanilla extract. Mix on low until smooth. Spread icing over cooled cupcakes.