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Red velvet cupcakes

By cakedays
Try these little beauties out nest time you are entertaining guests!
- Cupcakes
- 60g unsalted butter
- 150g sugar
- 1 egg
- 20g cocoa powder
- 40ml red food colouring
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 120ml buttermilk
- 150g plain flour
- 1/2 tsp bicarb soda
- 1 1/2 tsp white vinegar
- 1 x 12 hole cupcake tray, with cupcake cases
- For the cream cheese frosting:
- 300g icing sugar, sifted
- 50g unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 125g cream cheese, cold
Red Velvet Cupcakes

By kajal_bhagwandas
Really easy to make cupcakes that'll delight everyone around!
- 30g self-raising flour
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- 90g soft sugar
- 80ml vegetable oil
- 80ml buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp red food colouring
- 1 egg
- Frosting:
- 60g unsalted butter
- 150g soft cheese
- 250g icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tbsp red food colouring
- 12 small cupcake cases
- 3 piping bags
- Star-shaped nozzle (for pipping bags)
Red velvet melting moments

By LexiLindley
Classic melting moment biscuits married with red velvet cake and cream cheese icing
- 250g unsalted butter
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp red food colouring
- 225g plain flour
- 35g cocoa powder
- 85g icing sugar
- 30g cornflour
- For the cream cheese icing
- 50g unsalted butter
- 125g icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla paste
- 50g cream cheese
- ¼ tsp lemon extract
Red Velvet Cupcales Recipe

By ynasira
Treat yourself to something delicious with thes ultimate classic cupcakes!
- 60g unsalted butter at room temperature
- 150g caster sugar
- 1 egg
- 20g cocoa powder
- 40ml red food colouring
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 120ml buttermilk
- 150g plain flour
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1½ tsp white vinegar
- 1 x 12-hole cupcake tray, lined with paper cases
- For the frosting:
- 300g icing sugar, sifted
- 50g unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 125g cream cheese, cold
Red Velvet Cake

By nikita
Preheat oven to 170C. Grease and flour three 20cm tins
- 250g soft butter
- 600g white sugar
- 6 eggs
- 2 tablespoons red food colouring
- 3 tablespoonscocoa powder
- 375g plain flour
- 250ml buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate powder
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- Icing
- 200g cream cheese
- 350g white chocolate
- 250g soft butter
Red velvet cupcakes

By curlycarly2@hotmail.com
Preheat the oven to 170°C
- 60g unsalted butter
- 150g caster sugar
- 1 egg
- 20g cocoa powder
- 40ml red food colouring
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 120ml buttermilk
- 150g plain flour
- ½ tsp bicarbonate soda
- 1½ tsp white vinegar
- Icing:
- 300g icing sugar
- 50g unsalted butter
- 125g cream cheese
Cream cheese icing

By kaneskid
this pipe able icing is perfect for cup cakes or for layering on cakes underneath sugar paste
- Large box icing sugar
- One standard tub cream cheese
- One standard block butter
- Few drops food colouring of your choice
Earl Grey Macarons with Cream Cheese Frosting

By whiskandknife, Whisk & Knife
Subtly floral earl grey with tangy cream cheese frosting! Without a doubt, perfect with a cup of earl grey tea
- For the Earl Grey macaron shells (A):
- 53g egg white
- 25g granulated/ caster sugar
- 100g icing/superfine sugar
- 60g ground almonds
- 1 earl grey tea bag
- For the cream cheese filling (B):
- 100g full fat cream cheese
- 30g butter
- 150g icing sugar
The Best Ever Citrus Carrot Cake

By diddledumplings
A truly marvellous Orange and Lemon Carrot Cake recipe that is perfect for morning tea, afternoon tea and every tim
- Cake
- 300g (11oz) Plain Flour
- 200g (7oz) Soft Brown Sugar
- 200g (7oz) Grated Carrots
- 75g (3oz) Chopped Walnuts
- 75g (3oz) Chopped Pecans
- 75g (3oz) Sultanas
- 250ml Vegetable Oil
- 4 Eggs
- Zest of 1 Orange
- Zest of 1 Lemon
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
- 1 tsp Mixed Spice
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- Frosting
- 125g (4oz) Cream Cheese
- 125g (4oz) Softened Butter
- 450g (1lb) Icing Sugar
- Flaked Almonds to Decorate
Autumn Cake (apple and parsnip sponge with cream cheese icing)

By cakeoftheweek, Cake of the Week
today I am presenting you with a cake full of ingredients which I associate with autumn (even if they don't all mak...
- For the sponge:
- 1 Large Cooking Apple
- 1 Medium Parsnip
- 200g Plain Flour
- 200g Caster Sugar
- 2 Tsp Baking Powder
- 200mL Sunflower Oil
- 3 Eggs
- 150mL Cider (I used Kopparberg Naked Apple)
- 1 Tbsp Cinnamon
- 1 Tsp Nutmeg
- For the cream cheese frosting:
- 375g Butter (must be good quality)
- 12 Egg Yolks
- 90g Caster Sugar
- 150g Philadelphia Cheese
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Mini Carrot Cakes
- 1 small carrot
- 50g SR Flour
- 50g Castorsugar
- 25g Marg
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp cinnamon
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Chocolate and Beetroot Cupcakes...
- INGREDIENTS
- 120g flour
- 60g cacao powder sifted
- 170g golden caster sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 170g cooked beetroot (not pickled!)
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- 140ml vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste/extract
- Cream Cheese Frosting
- 200g cold cream cheese
- 100g soft butter
- 1tsp vanilla extract
- 100g caster sugar
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The Best Strawberry Cheesecake
- 400g strawberries
- 350g shortbread
- 130g unsalted butter ( melted )
- 500g cream cheese
- 230g icing sugar
- 300ml double cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
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Pumpkin Cake
- 110g marg
- 220g dark brown sugar
- 135g bread flour
- 1/2tsp bicarb. of soda
- 1/2tsp baking powder
- 1tsp cinnamon
- 1/4tsp ginger
- 1/2tsp nutmeg
- 1tsp vanilla
- 175g pumpkin puree
- 2 eggs
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Carrot cupcakes with cream cheese...
- 100g brown caster sugar
- 75g brown muscovado sugar
- 100g wholemeal self-raising flour
- 100g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 2 tsp mixed spice
- zest of 1 orange or small pink grapefruit
- 2 eggs
- 150ml sunflower oil
- 200g grated carrots (3 small)
- For the icing
- 50g butter, softened
- 150g soft cheese
- 50g icing sugar, sifted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
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