Red Velvet Cupcakes

From: Chef #1250220

On Nov 9, 2009

This recipe first appeared as if it would be delightful, but in fact, they came out bland and hard. With a few alterations I'm sure it could be improved and I will not refute that it could have been a mistake on my part which reasoned for the outcome. However, I have had a number of other recipes which were much better.

From: KatCake

On Nov 8, 2009

These need a bit more cocoa, and I didn't add the water simply because it was very runny already after the buttermilk. I followed the instructions (except for the water) and found that they didn't rise as much as I wanted. I'd probably change the order of adding the ingredients next time to what other users said worked for them. I'd also add more cocoa. Having said all that, they really are very cute to look at and although they didn't rise very much, they've got a nice consistency. I'd make these again.

From: Chef #732420

On Jan 18, 2008

I use this last night and got amazing results! Moist and delicious! the frosting was amazing too! If it helps, I poured in the flour, then the buttermilk, vanilla, water, then baking soda and vinegar and ONLY THEN did i mix it all into the butter/sugar/food coloring/cocoa mix — i think overmixing the flour into it can make it tough! also, i used food coloring gel — 1 tsp diluted in 6 tbsp water!

From: Lynn #7

On Feb 8, 2009

Wonderful! I made these for my math class, but filled them with a cream cheese, butter, chocolate, and heavy whipping cream mixture and frosted them with chocolate ganache and they turned out amazing. (One kid told me they were the best he had ever had) I loved the cake recipe, it was so moist, and sooo beautiful. The color was amazing, though I did have red-stained hands afterwords (and a stained tablecloth were I spilled).