Thursday, January 10, 2013

Red Velvet Cupcakes (1st attempt)

RVC - most recipes use red colouring.
I decided to use beetroot and raspberries to get the colour.
Acidic ingredients play a part to stabilise the colour.
But many factors can cause the colour change!
I am no expert in chemistry, therefore I cannot explain further.


Ingredients:

A
140g cake flour
1 and 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder (don't use dutch processed because of alkali)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

B
115g unsalted butter
200g caster sugar
1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 eggs

C
65 ml buttermilk
65g yogurt
65 ml raspberry juice
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
75g raw beetroot, cubed


1. Place all ingredients in C into a blender. Puree the beetroot until fine.

2. Sift all ingredients in A together into a bowl.

3. Cream butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add one egg at a time and continue creaming and then add vanilla extract.

4. Mix in dry ingredients and wet ingredients alternately.

5. Spoon batter into cupcases, 2/3 full.

6. Bake in preheated oven 170deg C for 20 to 25 mins or more. Test with skewer.

7. Cool and top with cream cheese etc.


They have a lovely red colour before baking!


They have a more brownish red colour after baking!


Cake texture is quite dense and wettish!
Tastewise is good - tangy sweet! No taste of beetroot!





5 comments:

  1. Yes, if you can find a substitute for the red colouring, so much the better. Good attempt!

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  2. Looks very good for a first attempt!

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  3. Your experiments turn well, the red of your cupcake look nice too :)

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  4. Nice attempt! I've not tried red velvet cake yet. Always put off by adding too much red colouring. How about adding some red yeast powder instead?

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  5. Hi Cheah,
    Still on that search for a good natural red colour!


    Hi Phong Hong,
    Second attempt on the way!


    Hi Doris,
    Will try to get a better red!


    Hi Ann,
    Second attempt with something as natural as possible to get a nice deep red!

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