Pink Velvet Cupcakes
This post originally published in Feb 2014 and has been updated with new pictures.
Hey there, and welcome back, friends.
You are in for a treat!
Soft, tender buttermilk cupcakes are topped with tangy cream cheese frosting, creating delicious pink velvet cupcakes, perfect for your Valentine’s Day.
Let’s talk about Valentine’s Day shall we? I know there are two camps when it comes to this day/holiday. People who love it or those who hate it because it’s synonymous to single’s awareness day.
When I think of Valentine’s Day, I think of my earliest memory of the day; February 14th 1991. I was 7. My dad took my mom on a date to see Pretty Woman at a hotel screening the movie. He let my sister and I tag along on their romantic dinner all dressed up as ‘big’ girls. After dinner, we sat in the lobby of the hotel as they watched the movie together. Needless to say there started my obsession with Julia Roberts as I remember clearly looking at the movie poster for an hour just imagining what she was smiling about.
Every year since then, I watched my dad go the extra mile on February 14th to show my mom how much he appreciated her and we always got chocolate and presents alongside her. So for the longest time, Valentine’s Day was just another day like Mother’s Day or Father’s Day to show your loved ones how much you appreciate them and it still remains that for me.
Of course, this doesn’t mean it is the only day you should let your loved ones know they are appreciated. But in the world we live today, people get too busy and forget what really matters. We take for granted the loved ones in our lives. Schedules, long to-do lists, work and social media take over. And little signs of appreciation (let alone grandeur ones) seem to end up on New Year resolution lists or Christmas presents. What’s one more day to actively celebrate the loved ones in your life?
Sadly the focus on being in a relationship and getting the pressure of getting the biggest bouquet of flowers has ruined this special day for some people. Maybe it’s because my introduction to Valentine’s Day by my Dad was not focused on romantic relationships, but I’ve never been miserable on this day, even when I was not in a relationship. Instead, all through college I’d spend the day with girlfriends spreading the love. And even as a married woman today, I still celebrate the day with friends and family dear to me other than my husband.
Simply put, they are scrumptious!! I wanted to make another velvet recipe as truly there is nothing more linked to Valentine’s day as red velvet. But I already shared with you my favorite mini red velvet bundt cakes last week so I looked into what really made a cake ‘velvet‘. And it turns out it is the combination of a buttermilk-based cake and cream cheese frosting. I thought it was the cocoa powder you find in every red velvet recipe. If only I had known when I was trying to make these purple velvet cupcakes last summer for a bridal shower. The things you learn with time.
For these pink velvet cupcakes, I used my favorite moist and fluffy buttermilk cupcake recipe, then topped them with a traditional cream cheese frosting. I used 2-3 drops of pink food coloring to get this pretty color, but if you are opposed to that you can use a teaspoon or so of beet juice.
The cake is really the best part for me, it’s so soft and melts in your mouth. The tangy cream cheese frosting breaks down the sweetness a little bit and it’s a perfect combination. I love how vibrant the pink color turned out and I think this will be perfect for a girl’s birthday party as well as your Valentine’s day celebrations.
Pink Velvet Cupcake Ingredients
You need a few key ingredients to make this recipe.
- all-purpose flour
- baking powder
- salt
- unsalted butter
- granulated sugar
- pink food coloring
- a few large eggs
- pure vanilla extract
- buttermilk
- baking soda
- red wine vinegar
- cream cheese
- powdered sugar
- heavy cream
How to Make Pink Velvet Cupcakes
To make the cupcakes, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line cupcake tins with liners and set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy on medium speed, about 3 minutes.
Beat in the food coloring. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well before each addition. Scrape bowl as needed. Beat in the vanilla extract.
Reduce the speed to low and slowly alternate the dry ingredients with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
In a separate small bowl, combine the baking soda and vinegar. It will fizzle. Mix into the batter until combined.
Divide batter into prepared baking liners. Bake for 12 – 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
To make the cream cheese frosting, in the bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter and cream cheese on medium high until completely smooth about 2-3 minutes.
Reduce speed to low and add sugar, one cup at a time.
Beat on low until combined. Add vanilla extract and heavy cream and beat to combine. Increase speed to medium and beat frosting until smooth and fluffy.
If buttercream is not thick enough, place in fridge for 20 minutes to an hour until firm enough to pipe.
Remember, Valentine’s Day is just another day to take time from our busy schedules to express our love for those people in our lives that are worth loving. And hope that we will remember to keep loving them all year long.
More Cupcake Recipes
- Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies
- Valentine’s Day Chocolate Truffles
- Strawberry Ricotta Pancakes
- Red Velvet Roll Cake
- Heart-Shaped Red Velvet Cake
What do you think of this amazing pink velvet cupcake recipe? What would you serve with these cupcakes? Let me know in the comment section below.
If you share across social media, make sure to tag #aclassictwist, so I can see your beautiful creation come to life!
Happy Valentine’s Day, friends!
Pink Velvet Cupcake Recipe
Pink Velvet Cupcakes
Soft, tender buttermilk cupcakes are topped with tangy cream cheese frosting, creating delicious pink velvet cupcakes, perfect for your Valentine's Day.
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes:
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2-3 drops pink food coloring
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup buttermilk, room temperature
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- ½ cup unsalted butter (1 stick), room temperature
- 3-4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2-3 tablespoons heavy cream
Instructions
For the Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line cupcake tins with liners and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy on medium speed, about 3 minutes. Beat in the food coloring. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well before each addition. Scrape bowl as needed. Beat in the vanilla extract.
- Reduce the speed to low and slowly alternate the dry ingredients with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined. In a separate small bowl, combine the baking soda and vinegar. It will fizzle. Mix into the batter until combined.
- Divide batter into prepared baking liners. Bake for 12 – 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
For Cream Cheese frosting
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter and cream cheese on medium high until completely smooth about 2-3 minutes.
- Reduce speed to low and add sugar, one cup at a time. Beat on low until combined. Add vanilla extract and heavy cream and beat to combine. Increase speed to medium and beat frosting until smooth and fluffy.
- If buttercream is not thick enough, place in fridge for 20 minutes to an hour until firm enough to pipe.
Notes
Cupcake recipe adapted from Taste of Home Best Loved Recipes
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
15Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 566Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 69mgSodium: 116mgCarbohydrates: 104gFiber: 0gSugar: 94gProtein: 3g
I’m not a big Valentine’s Day person, but I do love these pretty cupcakes!! I love how your mom and dad used to let you tag along to their romantic dinner – what a priceless memory!!
Thanks Helen!
I actually tried making pink velvet cupcakes last week but added a few too many drops of food coloring and they turned out red..oh well! Yours turned out wonderful and such a pretty pink color!
Meghan that’s a bummer. I used a neon pink color I picked up from Walmart.
Where at Walmart did you find pink food coloring
Hi Debbie, this would depend on your store. For most, it would be in the baking aisle. Additionally, a crafts store like Michael’s will have food coloring as well.
These cupcakes are so pretty! I really love what you said about Valentine’s day being another day to show your family and friends that you love them, not just being in a relationship. I wish more people thought like that! Anyway, these cupcakes would definitely be a wonderful gift for Valentine’s!
Thanks Beth! I really wish more folks saw it that way too 🙂
Gorgeous cupcakes! I am a sucker for a pretty little cupcake and these are beautiful!
Thanks Ashley!!
Zainab these are gorgeous, I love them! So pretty and pink!! I now co-host Sweet and Savoury Sundays and would love for you to link up your recipes, it’s live on my blog right now 🙂
Thank you Laura!! I stopped by and linked up 🙂
What a lovely story about your parents. These cupcakes are so precious. I can’t wait to “velvet” up cupcakes in a variety of colors. Not only perfect for Valentine’s day but a baby shower would be the perfect place to serve these dainty pink velvet cupcakes.
Jamie that’s so true. Will be perfect for a baby girl shower!! ahhhh I need to start thinking like a mom 🙂
What a pretty pink color!
Thanks!
Zainab, you seriously have a future in opening a cupcake bakery … or photographing a cookbook. These cupcakes have me mind blown! They are gorgeous; and are you kidding me, pink velvet?!?! Day made. Definitely pinning these!
Hahhah well thank you Mary Frances!! I shall aspire more to photographing cookbooks 🙂 A bakery sounds like so much work!! I’m glad I could brighten up your day a little 🙂
Stop it, these are so cute. I want, especially those decorations on top!
Thanks Shikha!!
So pretty, maybe I should have waited and done 30 sweets in my roundup 🙂
Thanks Emily for including me in the round up!!
What a beautiful memory about your parents – so romantic 🙂 These cupcakes are gorgeous Zainab! Love the pretty pink color – so perfect for Valentine’s Day or bridal/baby shower 🙂
Thanks Kelly! These will be perfect for a baby shower indeed
You had me at pink girl! These look amazing! What a wonderful story about your parents, those are such fun memories to have. I love that you focus on all the people that you love and not just your significant other, that’s the perfect way to celebrate Valentine’s Day! But these cupcakes now… the cream cheese frosting (don’t you love cream cheese frosting) and the PINK! I just love everything about them.. and the pictures are gorgeous!
Thanks Ally!! I used to not like cream cheese frosting because it was always so hard to pipe but then I found a happy balance with adding some butter to it and then my heart was happy. Now it’s the best frosting ever!!
These are SO CUTE! How perfect for Valentine’s Day. I never realized what makes something “velvet” – so interesting! Your Pretty Woman memory is so cute – I love things like that 🙂
Thanks Cate!!
Okay, so I am a lover of Valentine’s Day!! I’ve always loved it, and heck I try watching any wedding movie so I just love seeing love expressed! That story about your parents is so adorable! And these cupcakes – look so yummy!!
Jessica I knew I loved you for a reason. I’m the same way too 🙂
These are absolutely darling, Zainab, and I love your whole philosophy on Valentine’s day.
Thanks dear!
My husband is named Valentino and for him it is his Saint Day. (They celebrate those in Italy) so I make him his favorite dessert, Tiramisu and with the kids we do a candle light dinner. Just because we did it one year and they ask for it every year now. I think tou complete get the day in how it was meant to be spent! Oh and the cupcakes, AMAZING!!
Oh that’s perfect!! I’m with the kids…candle light is the best 🙂
Oh how delightful! This is what I’m going to make for Valentines Day 🙂
Thanks Sandi!! They are truly wonderful!!
I love this post, Zainab…and you’re so right. Personally I LOVE Valentine’s Day. I love wearing red, baking something pretty and setting the table up all girly and pink, oh and of course ending the day with a Chick Flick. I don’t have a romantic valentine and I’m probably the only one I know who doesn’t stress over it. What I really hate is when people start putting the pressure on me for not having a date…but I agree it’s not about one person that you love it’s about everyone in your life that you love. And going by that belief, I have lots of Valentines 😉
I hope you have a beautiful and sweet day. I love these pink velvet cupcakes a nice creative change from the predictable red velvet (not that I’m hating on the red velvet here but ya know what I mean ;))
Toodles,
Tammy<3
Tammy! I am so glad you feel likewise!! I spend the day similarly and always end with a good chick flick…usually pretty woman 🙂 I don’t understand why people stress over it when we all have lots of Valentines. Hope you have a great day 🙂
THAT IS THE SWEETEST STORY! It’s so nice that you have such a great dad!!
These cupcakes are super cute, super pretty, super festive, and look SUUUPER tasty!!
Yes Kayle!! I was very lucky 🙂 Thank you very much for the sweet comment!!
love the pink! very cute!
Thanks Sarah!
These are SO beautiful, Zainab! I love that pretty pink cupcake with that fluffy, white frosting — they’re so delicate looking! I loved Pretty Woman also, but I was MUCH older than 7 when it came out. Just sayin’! 🙂
Thank you Marcie!!! The frosting is the best…so so creamy!! Pretty Woman is my favorite of all time. My dad finally made us watch it when we were a bit older and I got hooked.
Your cupcakes are beautiful! They totally stood out in the link parties!
Thanks Shamene!!
These cupcakes look so cute, the decoration is just fantastic!
Thanks dear!!
I love these! What a fun and festive twist on a classic! (P.S. You can ship leftovers to me…just sayin’)
Thanks David! The impending three storms might make that hard ;p
Which is why those cupcakes should have been in the mail yesterday!
These cupcakes looks pretty and perfect. My daughter would love them.
Thanks Lail! I hope you make them with her 🙂
Why is it that I want to make every single thing you post? Every. Single. Thing!! Pinning! Gorgeous!
Hahha I feel the same way too girl!! I finally got my cornbread obsession satisfied last night with your amazing recipe. Thanks for pinning!!
My parents also made a big deal of Valentine’s Day. Even more than their anniversary. My husband knows I hate to toss a bouquet of flowers in the trash at the end of the week, so he usually buys me a new rose bush. But, I agree with you that it’s another day of the year to show your love for your family and friends.
Now I know what I’ll give my family and friends…..these wonderful pink velvet cupcakes. I think I might try using beet juice. I’m all out of red food coloring and since I want to make some pickled eggs, I’ll experiment a little on the color in these cupcakes. Wish me luck!
A rose bush is even better!!! Will last longer 🙂 You can definitely use beet juice here for the color and I think it will give you a beautiful cupcake. Just make sure you keep the liquid addition minimal, not more than 1-2 teaspoons of coloring to maintain the texture of the cupcakes. Let me know how it turns out 🙂
I am totally in your camp and never really realized why, but now I do! My husband always makes Valentine’s Day special for me but that isn’t why I love it. I think the whole holiday is fun. My kids give and get gifts, the colors are bright and cheerful and the desserts are delicious.
Thanks Tonia!! The colors and cute decorations are my favorite of this fun holiday. I hope you are having a great week 🙂
oh my goshhhhh!!!!!!!!! I cannnnnnot get over how cute these looooook!!!!!!!! They are just soooo perfect for Valentine’s day! Such a cute anecdote you shared there! I’m sorry, I’m I using ‘cute’ way too often? I can’t help it! I’m in LOVE with this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Samina. The cuteness of Valentine’s Day is one of my favorites!!
Oh, my, yum!!
I have to try this recipe!!
I would love to have you hop over and share with us at Tell Me About It Tuesday.
(http://www.sweetsillysara.com/2014/02/tell-me-about-it-tuesday-4.html)
Thanks Sara. I just linked up 🙂
These look beautiful! Lovely photos 🙂
These make me want to celebrate Valentine’s Day! It’s never been my favorite holiday, but I don’t think it’s a bad day. One day when I’m in love, I hope I love it!
Thanks Laura!
Perfectly pink cupcakes for Valentine’s Day! A sweet little treat to make someone feel special, I love how you made them pink instead of the usual red!
You know I’ve made pink cupcakes before and it did NOT come out no where as pretty as yours. Mine had brown edges, weird! You did a great job here!
The cupcakes are so pretty and perfect for Valentine’s Day!
These look adorable AND delicious! I love the story of the Valentine’s Day where your dad and mom let you tag along for their Valentine’s Day dinner. Sweet!
Such beautiful cupcakes Zainab! I love the color and the pretty sprinkles, so sweet! 🙂
I actually think I prefer this subtle pink to the deep dark red of most red velvet! They just look so happy!!
Such a sweet story about your memories of Valentine’s with your family! These cupcakes are so cute and I love the lovely pink color! I love that they’re pink velvet.
I feel the same way about Valentine’s Day – and these cupcakes are simply gorgeous!
These are gorgeous and sound delightful! I think these would be perfect for my daughter’s birthday next week, she is turning 7 and and truly a girly girl!
These are perfect I’m definitely pinning this so I can try them another day!
Thanks visiting from SITS Linky!
It sounds amazing! Look at that frosting, I definitely need to cover every single thing that I come across in that creamy goodness.
Love. This.
Nancy this frosting is amazing and will sure make everything it comes across delicious. Thank you very much for the sweet comment.
Oh wow, these are some of the prettiest cupcakes I’ve ever seen! Pink velvet looks wonderful and those sprinkles are wonderful girl ^^ I don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day, but I’m all in for cutie sweets like these. Pinning and I hope you have a fantastic week my friend! <3
Thanks Consuelo!! Hope your week is going well too 🙂
It is wonderful to have such nice memories of your parents and growing up.
Valentine’s Day is about showing love as each day should be and it really should not focus on not having a relationship and feeling “left out”.
These are beautiful cupcakes and pink is one of my favorite colors. They are beautiful and should make a lot of happy smiles.
Blessings dear. Catherine xo
Thanks Catherine!! I wish more people can see that 🙂 Hope you are having a great week.
These pretty, pretty cupcake are utterly perfect!! Gorgeous for Valentine’s Day and beautifully photographed too 🙂
Thank you Jo!!
These look adorable and tasty!
Awww… that story about your mom and dad was so cute! And these cupcakes are soooo pretty! I am totally pinning this 😀
Literally drooling in bed right now. You never let me down!
The description alone makes me want to try it! The perfect shade of pink is the proverbial icing on this cake 🙂
Hi Zainab, I’ve featured your lovely Valentines cupcakes on my blog, hoping that you don’t mind, but if you do, please contact me and I’ll remove it. All the best.
Vera thank you so much for featuring my cupcake. It’s always an honor when I see one of mine over on your blog 🙂 You always make my day!! Thank you again!!
I loved your early Valentine’s Day story – so sweet. And these cupcakes are so adorable and perfect for the holiday. Thank you for linking to the In and Out of the Kitchen Link Party. Hope to see you next week.
Oh yummy!! The pictures make me want to have one right now! Thanks for linking to the Tell Me About IT Tuesday on womanofmanyroles.com
Gorgeous cupcakes, Zainab! I love the idea of pink velvet! Perfect for Valentine’s Day. 🙂
These look lovely! Just in time for Valentines Day! Thanks for linking up with us at Tell Me About It Tuesday! I hope you hop over again next week.
Sara
Sweetsillysara@gmail.com
http://www.sweetsillysara.com/2014/02/tell-me-about-it-tuesday-4.html
Thanks Sara! I’ll head over now to link up 🙂
These cupcakes are gorgeous!! Love that pretty pink color! 🙂
Thanks Abby!
Love this…pun intended! Am soooo making these for my kids. Stopping by from SITS…have a great weekend!
Thanks Kristen!!
This looks absolutely fantastic and drool-worthy. I’m also very into cupcakes, so this would be a perfect recipe for me to try out during this time of year to get into the Valentine’s Day spirit. Great recipe and I love your story as well. It’s great you have such a nice memory. 🙂
Thank you very much Felicia! You are too kind 🙂
These look beautiful and perfect for Valentine’s Day. Pink + cupcake = perfection 😉
Thanks Tammy!
These cupcakes look amazing! I love them and just reading about them made me drool a little bit!
Hahhah Mandy, the drooling was intended because they are so good!!
What a beautiful story to go along with your beautiful cupcakes! Valentine’s Day is special to my husband, too. While he may overlook our anniversary (not often, but it has slipped by after 25 years together), he never forgets Valentine’s Day! Pinned your beautiful pics to Pinterest. Stopping by from SITS!
Carole, that’s so sweet that he will never forget Valentine’s Day!! My dad used to forget a few anniversaries too but he didn’t live to forget that hahah! Thanks for stopping by!
Zainab these look gorgeous! Absolutely beautiful photography 😀
Thanks Tash!
These look amazing, I prefer pink velvet over red velvet, so much more fun! These are perfect for Valentine’s, pinning. I’m visiting from SITS today!
Thanks Rebecca!! Pink is just so cute and perfect for Vday. Hope you are having a great weekend!
I want! I am a HUGE fan of sweets and I know I’d like this.
Hi Zainab! These are so pretty and I love anything pink – plus how perfect for Valentine’s Day! Thank you so much for sharing them at Best of the Weekend! Pinning and sharing – hope you have a happy Sunday and a wonderful week!
Thank you very much Cindy for sharing 🙂
GORGEOUS cupcakes!! thanks for linking up. I featured your post in my wrap up http://tidymom.net/2014/lovable-valentine-recipes/
Have a wonderful Sunday!
Thank you very much Cheryl!
So lovely and cute, I love it!!
Thanks Julie 🙂
These are gorgeous! Happy Valentine’s Day!
Hi Zanib, I saw your recipe on the Saturday Night Fever link party. I shared my vanilla pomegranate cupcakes. I think I might have to convert your recipe to gluten free and eggless, it looks so good! I love your pictures! Absolutely, beautiful.
Love these!! I think I will be making them tonight!! Showing some love from #SITSBlogging
xoxox
These are so beautiful – I just wanted to tell you that your cupcakes were the top viewed at the last In and Out of the Kitchen Link party!
Thank you very much Cynthia!! I love your link party 🙂
Hi stopping by from Sweet & Savoury Sunday 🙂
These look amazing! and thanks for the ‘velvet’ explanation too, been wanting to make pink for ages but couldn’t figure out how to get passed adding the cocoa!! 😉
Hey Zainab, I included your cupcakes in my Valentine’s Day Recipe Roundup!
Thanks girl!!!
I’m not a huge fan of red velvet but these cupcakes look absolutely gorgeous! I love the subtle sprinkles! 🙂
Thanks Jen!! This makes velvet more appealing 🙂
Thanks Jen!!
These are absolutely GORGEOUS! So glad I found your blog… I’m going to go and have a look around on it now! 🙂 Have a fav day. Badgertails x
Thank you very much for stopping by!! I’m heading over to your blog now too 🙂
Theses cupcakes are delicious! One question: my daughter only got 8 regular cupcakes from the recipe, are yours mini? Thanks for your response!
Hi Lisa! I’m so happy to hear that the cupcakes were delicious!! I used a regular sized muffin pan but I only filled the cupcake liners about 2/3. That gave me a little over a dozen..a few I could sample while I brought a dozen to work!
Hi dear! These cupcakes look absolutely lovely. Red Velvet has always been one of my favorites, and I’m sure I’d scarf down quite a few of these pretty pink treats if given the chance. And I love the combo of sparkling sugar and heart sprinkles you used on these — so fun!!!
These are lovely lil cupcakes for Valentines Day, and I made two batches for my coworkers. They turned out so pretty, but the cake was dense & not very sweet (almost a flour-y taste) though still moist. I’m baking at about 6,000+ ft elevation so I am wondering what I need to do next time I make these to achieve a light & fluffy cake?
Melissa oh no. I am so sorry to hear they turned out a little dense. I usually cream my butter and sugar until really pale and I think that helps. Also, once the flour is added, I avoid over mixing the batter. Another thing that has given me dense cupcakes in the past is over baking them. I try to check the cupcakes at the minimum time and every 1-2 minutes after that. That’s all I can think of really and I am not sure your elevation should have an effect on the texture (don’t quote me). I’m glad to hear that they were still moist and delicious.
Oh my these photos really got my attention! These cupcakes look divine! I’m pinning this now and think I’ll try making them this weekend! #SITSBlogging
I love “velvet” anything, red, pink, blue…so on and so forth! These look delicious!
Stopping by from #SITSBlogging!
What a lovely memory you have of Valentine’s Day! I like to celebrate Valentine’s Day all year round but it is a nice excuse to eat/make super cute cupcakes like the one above! I’m pinning it to my Deliciousness board on Pinterest! 😀
#sitsblogging
Just looking at the pictures make me feel like getting in the kitchen and making some. It’s a great idea for kids birthday party with their classmates.
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OH, cake is my biggest weakness!! These look awesome and I always love your photography. Pinned!!
I tried these at 350 for 18 minutes and and they came out a little on the dry side. The flavor and taste was awesome either way. Any suggestion on how to get them a bit more moist. Was thinking either yogurt, apple sauce or another egg. Thoughts please
Colleen, I’m sorry to hear they came out dry. I usually start to check my cupcakes at around 12 minutes because my oven runs hot. Have you noticed if your oven runs hotter than it reads? Mine does and I have a thermometer in there that helps me gauge it. I don’t think you will need another moistener in the recipe because the buttermilk and egg ratio works great.
Hi Zainab, funny you said that. You know I was thinking the same thing. Wondering if my oven is hotter than its reading because even at 18 minutes the bottom looks like they were slightly brown. I will get a thermometer and see if that’s the case. They still tasted great anyway with the buttercream frosting :-). Now my girlfriend who tasted one wants me to make some for her….so a total win either way 🙂
Can I substitute a cake mix for the dry ingredients?
These are beautiful! Perfect for Valentine’s day! Pinned!
Thanks Sarah!
I am single and I still love Valentine’s Day! I love myself after all, right? Yeah, I totally romance it up on my own (oh god, that sounds weird doesn’t it? I promise it’s nothing weird). I agree with you, we can still celebrate Valentine’s Day without all that competition. It’s just about taking time to make sure your special someone (or your special self) is reminded of just how much you love and appreciate them. I definitely think I will make my Valentine these cupcakes and generously share them with her (read: I’m gonna eat all the cupcakes).
I love Valentine’s Day even when I was single. Actually more then coz I would always go out with my girlfriends!
Hello, can I convert these cupcakes into a double layer cake? Should I increase any of the ingredients? My daughter really wants a cake!!
I was wondering the same thing.. did you have success with this conversion?
Do these need to be refrigerated due to the cream cheese icing?
Yes.
I love cupcakes, thanks for sharing this recipe!
Can you use regular milk instead of buttermilk?
Yes but I will suggest adding 1 teaspoon vinegar to every cup of milk.
The result is amazing, even I had troubles with two ingredients as I am mexican and I couldn’t find them. Anyway, the recipe is East and the result is great.
I am so glad that you loved this recipe. And happy to hear it turned out great!
These are soo cute. My birthday is in February and I’ve always had some sort of Valentines cupcake for my treat. Can’t wait to try these. 🙂
Let me know how they turn out! Happy early birthday!!
Happy birthday in advance 😉
I know this was an old post but I just made your cupcakes. I’d never heard of doing the baking soda and red wine vinegar. Followed the directions but the cupcakes came out of the oven fizzing like little bubble volcanoes. Any ideas where I went wrong?
Hi Kelsey. It sounds as if you did not mix the baking soda + vinegar mixture together well into the cupcake batter. Because you are mixing acid + base, you will get a fizzling reaction but once the mixture is incorporated into your cupcake batter, the bubbles will stop. I’m sorry the fizzling continued after baking for but that is all I can think of that might have gone wrong.
Looks can be deceiving. These cupcakes were extremely bland. There was absolutely NO flavor or sweetness to them. I had such high hopes as this is the only “velvet” recipe that I found that used buttermilk and vinegar without a hint of cocoa. Maybe more sugar and vanilla??? I also used the whole 8oz of cream cheese instead of just 4oz. The icing turned out great, but it wasn’t enough the make up for the cupcakes.
Hi April. I am very sorry to hear about your experience with these cupcakes. This is a very popular recipe for many here and my family. Everyone has enjoyed them. I think the ‘bland’ flavor might be a personal preference for you. Hope you will try another recipe that might be closer to your liking. Thanks for letting us know.
Hi can I use Apple cider vinegar to replace red wine vinegar?
Hi Yvonne, yes you can!
Thanks!
Actually is there any difference if we don’t add?
Yes – you need the acid to activate the baking soda.
Hi zainab. Is it possible to ger gram measurements for this recipe? Im in s. Africa so we use different measurements.
Hi Ruschdia, I am sorry, I don’t have conversions for this recipe yet. You could try using an online converter to help.
Hi!
Does this recipe work for a layered cake? I’m planning to use 9in pans and I would like to make 3 layers. Thanks in advance:-)!
Hi Stacy, this recipe will work for a layered cake. You may have to increase the recipe based on how many cake pans or layers you will be making. Also be sure to adjust your baking time for the round cake pans.
Hi! I came across this recipe and it looks delish! Can I use regular vinegar instead of red wine vinegar?
yes, you can. any vinegar would work.
Thanks you very nice hand post.
Hi! I’m making these for a birthday party tomorrow. Will they still taste/look good if I make and frost them today, and serve them tomorrow in the early afternoon?
They look amazing, by the way! Can’t wait to try.
Hi Amanda, yes they will! they will be good at room temperature for up to two days.
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Meh at best. Sort of sweet but little no flavor. Below my usual standard honestly, I think I’ll keep these for family this time. Super adorable though
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