Red Velvet Cupcakes

Directions

1. Line a cupcake tin with 12 cupcakes cases

2. Preheat your oven to 160c/Gas 4

3. Sieve the flour, coca, baking soda and a pinch of salt into a bowl and mix

4. Beat together the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy

5. Then add the egg, vanilla, buttermilk, oil and vinegar until combined. Gradually mix the wet ingredients into the dried

6. Once combined, add the red food colouring until you have a deep red mixture

7. Pour the batter into the cupcake cases and bake for 15 minutes 

8. While the cupcakes are cooling, make the icing. Beat together the butter and icing sugar until fluffy. Then beat in the cream cheese until well combined

9. Once the cakes are cool, using a piping bag (use a star nozzle) cover the cupcakes with the cream cheese icing