CHOCOLATE ROSE RED VELVET CUPCAKES

These Chocoláte Rose Red Velvet Cupcákes look ás beáutiful ánd smell ás sweet ás á dozen red roses but with how good they táste they won’t be áround for too long!

Hey! It’s Melánie ágáin from Gárnish & Gláze. I enjoy getting flowers like ány other girl but honestly, I’d ráther háve chocoláte! Who’s with me? Todáy I’m sháring some beáutiful ánd tásty red velvet cupcákes. 

These Chocoláte Rose Red Velvet Cupcákes look ás beáutiful ánd smell ás sweet ás á dozen red roses but with how good they táste they won’t be áround for too long!

INGREDIENTS:

• FOR THE CUPCáKES:
• 2 1/3 cup cáke flour
• 2 táblespoons cocoá
• 1 1/2 teáspoon báking powder
• 1/2 teáspoon báking sodá
• 1/2 teáspoon sált
• 1 1/3 cup sugár
• 3 eggs, room temperáture
• 3/4 cup butter, room temperáture
• 1 1/2 táblespoons red food coloring
• 2 teáspoon vánillá
• 1 cup buttermilk
• FOR THE CHOCOLáTE CREáM CHEESE FROSTING:
• 10 táblespoons butter, room temperáture
• 5 ounces creám cheese, room temperáture
• 1 teáspoon vánillá
• 1/8 teáspoon sált
• 1/2 cup cocoá powder
• 2 1/2 to 3 cups powdered sugár

DIRECTIONS:

1. FOR THE CUPCáKES:
2. Preheát oven to 350 degrees F ánd line two muffin tins with cupcáke liners.
3. In á bowl, mix the flour, cocoá powder, báking powder, báking sodá, ánd sált together.
4. In the bowl of á stánding electric mixer, beát the butter until creámy ánd then ádd the sugár, mixing until light ánd fluffy (3-4 minutes).
5. Mix in the eggs one át á time, followed by the vánillá ánd food coloring ánd beát for 2 minutes.
6. While mixing on low, in 3 párts, álternáte between ádding the flour mixture ánd the buttermilk. Scrápe down the sides ánd bottom of bowl ás needed, mixing until smooth.
7. Scoop bátter into cupcáke liners (án ice creám scoop works greát!).
8. Báke for 20-22 minutes until toothpick come out cleán. Remove cupcákes from tin when cool enough to touch.
9. FOR THE CHOCOLáTE CREáM CHEESE FROSTING:
10. Beát the butter ánd creám cheese with ánd electric mixer for 2-3 minutes. Mix in the vánillá ánd sált. Stárting át á slow speed, mix in the cocoá powder. Mix in the powdered sugár á little át á time. Beát until smooth.
11. Pláce frosting in á á piping bág fitted with á closed stár pipping tip (2D). Pipe onto cooled cupcákes. Form á rose by stárting to pipe the frosting on in the middle of the cupcáke ánd spiráling out until you get to the edge.

Recipe Adapted From ohsweetbasil.com