Red Velvet Beauties

Red velvet is most glorious cupcake around, and the hummingbird make the best so we used their recipe book creat ours. The taste of the cake with the smooth cream cheese icing make these cake completely mouthwatering.

Ingredients for the cake

60g Unsalted butter at room temperature

150g Caster sugar

1 tbsp Cocoa powder

2 tbsp Red food colouring

1/2 tsp Vanilla extract

120g Buttermilk

150g Plain flour

1/2 Bicarbonate of soda

Ingredients for Icing

300g Icing sugar

50g Butter at room temperature

125g Cream cheese

Methods
1. Preheat the oven to 170 degrees
2. Mix the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy then add the egg and beat until all well combined.
3. In another bowl, mix the cocoa, red food colouring and vanilla extract to make a thick dark Paste.
4. Add this to the butter mixture and stir till all colour is dispersed and evenly spread.
5. Pour in half the butter milk, half flour and beat till well combined then repeat with the rest of both ingredients. Beat until you get a smooth even mixture. Then finally add the bicarbonate and mix.
6. Spoon mixture two thirds full into paper cases, then put in the oven to cook for 20 to 25 mins or until the cake bounces back when touched.
7. Once cooked remove from oven and leave to cool.
8. While cooling make the icing by beating the icing sugar and butter in a bowl until the mixture comes together, then add the cream cheese in one go and completely incorporate.
9. Beat all together until the frosting is light and fluffy which should take around 5 mins.
10. When cake are cool pipe the icing on the top of each cake then enjoy these delicious beauties.

These elegant but simple treats can make for perfect occasion cakes and a great treat for especially valentines day.