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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Belleau Kitchen Challenge.....

Dom's belleaukitchen challenge was really fun and easy.  You had to go to your bookcase pick a shelf and then pick the 18th cookbook on that shelf.  I made out like a bandit when I made the count to 18.  Lucky for me it was a  Martha Stewart Cupcake Cookbook.  I decide on the Red Velvet Cupcakes.  They were delicious and here is the recipe.
Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups cake flour( not self-rising) sifted
  • 2 tbsp. unsweetened Dutch process cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2  cups vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1/2 tsp. red gel paste food color
  • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 1/2  tsp. baking soda
  • 2 tsp. distilled white vinegar
  • Cream Cheese Frosting 
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line standard miffin tins with paper liners.  Whisk together cake flour, cocoa, and salt.
  2. With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, whisk together sugar and oil until combined.  Add eggs, one at a time,  beating until each is incorporated, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.  Mix in food color and vanilla.
  3. Reduce speed to low.  Add flour mixture in three batches, alternating with two additions of buttermilk, and whisking well after each.  Stir together the baking soda and vinegar in a small bowl(it will foam); add mixture  to the batter, and mix on medium speed 10 seconds.
  4. Divide batter evenly among lined cups, filling each three quarters full.  Bake, rotating tins halfway through, until a cake tester inserted in the centers comes out clean, about 20 minutes.  Transfer tins to wire racks to cool completely before removing the cupcakes. 
  5. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.

23 comments:

  1. I love nothing better than Red Velvet cake, cupcakes, cookies. I remember one of the Pioneer Woman's first posts I ever read and she talked about eating a red velvet cake with a fork. I love it about that much. What a great recipe. I can't wait to make it. Lucky for us that was your 18th book. Chicks Yet?

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  2. Yummy! I am going to give this one a try, my boys will thank you over and over again!

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  3. Yum! And my son recently proclaimed - after trying Red Velvet cake for the first time - that he has a new favorite... so, thank you for the recipe! lucky 18, indeed! - k.

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  4. Those look amazing. I've heard of red velvet cake but I have never tried it. It looks like I'll have to now. Plus, anything with cream cheese icing is #1 in my books.

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  5. WOOT! We all Love that number now:)
    Yum:))

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  6. What a fun challenge! Your cupcake looks amazing! My daughter's favorite is red velvet, will have to try this one, she'd love it!

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  7. I love red velvet cake. I am trying to trim a few pounds off I am not good at only one.
    yummy
    cathy

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  8. Mmmm, I've never had a red velvet cupcake! I have her cookbook so maybe I'll give it a try! The cupcake looks moist and delicious in your beautiful photo!

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  9. I will try this. I have been wanting a new recipe for a red velvet cake! Yum!
    xo

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  10. Oh my goodness they look SOOOO good!!!

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  11. I have never made red velvet cupcakes. Yours look amazingly soft and light.

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  12. You can never go wrong with a Martha Stewart Cupcake. This looks great, especially with the generous frosting!!

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  13. These are truly beautiful. What a great treat to make for Valentine's Day! They're so tantalizing!

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  14. They look very tempting. Do you know - I have never tried or made red velvet cupcakes although they are obviously very fashionable - I can see why - that one looks gorgeous.

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  15. red velvet is my hands-down favourite! we had redvelvet cake for our wedding..totally perfect!!! :)

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  16. I have this book and have made this exact recipe so I know how good it is... you're sooooo lucky to have got this! Well Done and thanks so much for taking part xx

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  17. Red velvet cakes are so pretty! Yours look perfect! So moist and flaky! That Martha knows her stuff, doesn't she? You have done a great job on this challenge! Wish I had a half dozen in a pretty box ... shipped right to my door!

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  18. I just made these last week and they are wonderful.

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  19. Someone else has lots of cookbooks then :)

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  20. so glad you shared this one....my granddaughter loves red velvet anything...and her birthday is fast approaching!!

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  21. I really like the idea of this challenge. You're a great baker! x

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