Mini Red Velvet Cupcakes

I made these cupcakes for Halloween to give out in little bags to any trick or treaters we got. I made sure to use non-artificial food colouring, because even though it didn't give the cupcakes a deep red colour it would make parents feel happier about their children eating them.

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Makes 20 regular sized cupcakes or 50 minis

150 grams butter

150 grams caster sugar

2 eggs

Vanilla essence (2 drops)

Pinch of salt

125 grams plain flour sieved

25 grams cocoa powder sieved

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tbsp red food colouring

 

• Preheat the oven to 190'C/375'F/Gas Mark 5. Line a cupcake tin with cases, or a mini cupcake tin with mini cases.
•  Beat the butter and sugar together until the mixture is light and fluffy.
• Gradually add the egg, vanilla, salt and half of the flour and beat.
• Add the remaining flour, cocoa powder and baking powder and beat well.
• Add the food colouring and beat until the colour is evenly spread in the mixture.
• Fill the cupcake cases 3/4 full then bake for 15-20 minutes or until a skewer comes out of the cake clean.
• I melted white and milk chocolate for the topping then added halloween themed sprinkles on top. But you could put anything you like on top.