Description
Delight your taste buds with these Pink Velvet Cupcakes topped with a luscious Vanilla Buttercream Frosting. These tender and moist cupcakes are perfect for any celebration or sweet craving.
Ingredients
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Cupcakes:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon pink gel food coloring
Vanilla Buttercream:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream or milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a cupcake pan with paper liners.
- Prepare dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt.
- Cream butter and sugar: In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, vanilla, and almond extracts.
- Mix buttermilk mixture: In a small bowl, combine buttermilk, vinegar, and food coloring.
- Combine wet and dry: Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in three additions, alternating with buttermilk mixture. Mix until just combined.
- Bake: Divide batter among cupcake liners and bake for 18–20 minutes. Cool before frosting.
- Make buttercream: Beat butter until creamy, then add powdered sugar, cream, vanilla, and salt. Beat until fluffy.
- Frost cupcakes: Pipe or spread frosting onto cooled cupcakes.
Notes
- For a deeper pink color, add more gel food coloring as needed.
- Store at room temperature for 1 day or refrigerate for up to 4 days.
- Bring to room temperature before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 38g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
