Treat yourself to moist and fluffy red velvet cupcakes topped with buttercream frosting. No one can guess these light, and delicious cupcakes are egg-free and nut-free. These Vegan Red Velvet Cupcakes are amazing and will soon become your favorite too!
Make your Valentine’s day more sweet and perfect with these soft and velvety red velvet cupcakes. These tender and super moist cupcakes are one of my all-time favorites. They are that good!
These eggless red velvet cupcakes are my favorite because of two reasons –
- First, it’s the easiest cupcake recipe that you will ever bake.
- And secondly, these cupcakes are made without butter – yet so moist and fluffy.
The color is everything!
These cupcakes get its name from the red food color that goes into the recipe. Color plays a significant role.
So, if you add less color, you will end up having a blood red cupcake – that’s so unappetizing. To attain that dark red/maroon-ish kind of color (as you can see in the pic below), do not cut back on the food color.
For the color – I have used Wilton red gel food color, but any red food color will work just fine. Depending on the brand, you may need to adjust color (less or more) in the recipe.
Other option –
Beets!
Powdered dried beets or beet juice will also lend a beautiful color to these cupcakes.
I have also tried baking these cupcakes with fresh beetroot puree and believe me it gives fantastic results plus it’s all natural.
For beet puree, use 2-3 tablespoon of pureed beets. Remember to strain as we do not want any chunks of beets in our cake.
Let’s make Eggless Red Velvet Cupcakes!
The recipe is pretty simple and a standard one. Sift dry ingredients together. Combine wet+dry ingredients in a bowl. Add color and make a smooth batter.
Pour batter in cupcake liners and bake @350 degree F for 25-30 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean.
Word of advice! E
These are egg free cupcakes, so please do not substitute milk/vegan milk as it’s an essential ingredient. Milk moistened the batter and adds flavor to these cupcakes. Same goes for baking soda and vinegar.
Baking soda + vinegar together starts a chemical reaction that helps the cupcakes to rise. It’s a chemical reaction that produces carbon dioxide bubbles, and that’s what makes a cake/cupcake fluffy and light. I have received queries about adding vinegar in cupcakes/ cakes, but don’t worry you won’t taste the vinegar in this recipe.
Regarding milk and water – You can either use 1.5 cup vegan milk and skip the water, or you can follow the recipe below – 1 cup milk and 1/2 cup water. Either way, it will yield the same results.
Cream Cheese Frosting!
Cream cheese frosting and red velvet cupcakes are made for each other. It’s a match made in heaven and a fantastic combination.
Since I was out of cream cheese, I have topped my cupcakes with vegan buttercream frosting. And it tastes amazing.
Frosting no doubt adds a super creamy touch, but these cupcakes are so flavorful and delicious that you will not miss frosting at all. Hope you like this cupcake recipe and give it a try.
If you happen to make these cupcakes, then drop me a line below. Let me know in the comments if you try this recipe. If you have any questions, I would be happy to answer them. Would love to hear from you. 🙂
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Eggless Red Velvet Cupcakes
Ingredients
DRY INGREDIENTS
- 2.5 cups All purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon Salt
- 3 teaspoon Unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons Wilton gel Red food color or Beetroot color (liquid)
WET INGREDIENTS
- 2/3 cup Oil or unsalted vegan butter
- 1 cup Vegan Milk or Regular Milk
- 1 tablespoon Vinegar
- 1.5 cup Superfine Sugar
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla essence
- 1/2 cup Water
FOR BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
- 1 cup Soften Vegan Butter
- 3 cups Powdered Sugar
- 2 tablespoon Vegan Milk
Instructions
- Assemble all the dry ingredients.
- Measure sugar and butter/oil.
- Vanilla essence..
- Vegan Milk should also be at room temperature. (see notes above)
- Sift all the dry ingredients together.
- Set it aside.
- Preheat oven @ 350 degree F. In a bowl cream butter and sugar together. Add vanilla essence and food color.
- Keep mixing. Add dry ingredients spoon by spoon alternating in between with milk and water. Meaning - add a spoon of dry ingredient + a spoon of milk + a spoon of water. Repeat the process till you finish all the ingredients.
- Finally pour vinegar and beat it well. Vinegar needs to be added at the last. This creates a bubbly reaction (because of baking soda) and that will cause the cupcakes to rise well.
- Line the muffin/cupcake tray with cupcake liners. This batter will be thin and liquid-y.
- Pour and fill your cupcake liners 1/2 to 2/3 full of batter.
- Place it in the hot oven.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Perfectly baked cupcakes.
- Mine took 24 minutes to bake.
- Moist and fluffy Red velvet cupcakes are ready.
- Allow them to cool for few minutes and then unwrap the moist and fluffy cupcakes and enjoy.
- If the cupcakes are stuck to the liner, then use a paring knife and run it across the edges to loosen the cupcake.
- You can either sprinkle some powdered sugar on top or...
- Prepare a buttercream frosting and..
- Enjoy red velvet cupcakes with buttercream frosting with some sprinkles on top. 🙂
- Same batter can be used to make a red velvet cake.
- Pour batter into a greased 8 inch spring-foam and....
- Bake @350 degree F for 28-30 minutes.
- Or until the toothpick comes out clean.
FOR BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
- Beat vegan butter for 5 minutes until light and airy. Butter will loose most of it's yellow color at this point. Slowly add powdered sugar/icing sugar (spoon by spoon) and beat until it is well blended. Add milk to thin out it's consistency. If you like you can add food flavoring at this point. Mix again. Icing is good for 1-2 weeks in your fridge and for a month in your freezer.
- Decorate your cupcakes /cake with buttercream frosting and enjoy!
Gayathri Krishna says
Is Vinegar Compulsory? What will the effect be ( in terms of texture or taste) if i dont add Vinegar?
Ruchi says
Gayathri, vinegar is compulsory. It’s mentioned in the post, please read this:
Shailja says
Can you share the wet measurements in grams pls. I dont have cups.
Ruchi says
Shailja, it’s already given in the recipe.
At the bottom of the ingredient list, there is a highlighted Metric link press that and it will convert this recipe in grams.
Apra kimtee Songara says
Can v use normal Amul butter for cream frosting instead of vegan butter?
Ruchi says
Of course, you can! Go ahead with regular butter.
Stuffed Cups says
No doubt the recipe is amazing and easy but the best thing about the blog is that the steps are explained in details.
Ruchi says
Thank you so much!
Mana says
If I have to bake it in microwave, any changes? Temperature & time wise
Ruchi says
Nothing changes in the recipe. Temperature and baking time stays the same. 🙂
Deepti says
Mam the recipe seems delicious i just have a query by adding cocoa powder will it taste like chocolaty or bitterness of cocoa?
Ruchi says
Nothing of that sort will happen, Deepti!
Many have tried it successfully without any complaints. 🙂
Vaishali says
Hello!! These lil cupcakes are too good! I baked these for my colleagues husband’s birthday n it’s a big hit!! N my team’s guys enjoyed it.. I actually tried it for the very first time n it’s a super hit!! Thanks for such a lovely recipe.. 😊😘 It’s a no fail recipe 😊
Ruchi says
Thank you so much, Vaishali for your kind words. 😊
Happy to hear that everyone liked the recipe. 🙂
harsha says
hi ruchi,
I am looking to make around 250 egg less cup cakes, either vanilla or red velvet .. i want to try your recepies which one would you suggest and can you share the measurements for the same please . also i need advise if it is better to use unsalted butter or oil for the recepies. Kindly email me on my below email id for both the options. Lastly can i put some desicated coconut in the vanilla cup cakes to add a little flavor? Looking forward to hearing from you.
Best regards and thank you
Ruchi says
Harsha, I have many eggless cake/cupcake recipes on the blog and if you ask my personal favorite that I would go with this one. This cake bakes 12 cupcakes – https://www.ruchiskitchen.com/recipe/vegan-tutti-frutti-cake/
You can swap tutti frutti with choco chips, desiccated coconut, almonds or candied fruit of your choice.
Happy baking!!
Dana says
Wtf the cake turned out disgusting
It tasted so bad
Horrible recipe
Ruchi says
Sorry to hear about your experience, Dana.
This is my go-to recipe and many of my viewers have made it with successful results.
Could you share with me, what went wrong?
Nyakwar says
Hi Ruchi, can I use Atta flour in place of all purpose flour ?
Ruchi says
Wheat flour is denser than all-purpose flour therefore, I would suggest using half of the wheat flour and half of the white flour for this recipe.
Vidhya says
Hi, I’ve tried your recipe making mini cupcakes and they turned out really good. I would like to make this into a double layer 10 inch cake. I know I’ll need to increase the amount of batter for each layer of cake. Any suggestions on how much I should increase it?
Ruchi says
Thanks for your feedback Vidhya!
I am glad you liked the recipe. 🙂
This recipe bakes into an 8-inch round cake. For a 10-inch cake, please refer to this chart for reference. http://dish.allrecipes.com/cake-pan-size-conversions/
Shivangi Singh says
Can I use oil also, instead of butter?
Ruchi says
Sure you can.
Abhishek Sharma says
Hello, I am confused about flour quantity…it’s 2.5 cup…I use same quantity of other ingredients for 1.5 cup
Ruchi says
Yes, it’s 2.5 cups of flour.
Naina says
Thank you so much for sharing the recipe. It turned out great !
Can you tell me how to do cream cheese frosting ?
Ruchi says
Pleasure is all mine.
Happy to hear that you liked the cupcakes. 🙂
For a basic cream cheese frosting you need –
MAKES 2.25 cups
1 (8 ounces) packet of Cream cheese
1/4 cup of softened butter
3 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon of Vanilla essence
Beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add sugar and beat until combined. Finally, add essence and beat again. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Astha agrawal says
Hii ruchi.. i loved it.. it comes out very well.. i love u.. thank u soo much for this delicious reciepe..i have tried red valvet so many times with other recipes but every time got failed but this time i did it.. thank u so much..
Ruchi says
Glad to hear that, Astha!
Thanks for sharing your experience with me. 😍😍
Sofiaa says
Ca n i use sunflower oil???
Ruchi says
Of course, you can!
It has a subtle and mild flavor and is perfect for baking.
Archie says
Hi Ruchi I am a passionate baker and tried your recipe today.Have tried a few eggless ones before but they have never come out so well.My kids loved the cupcakes.
Ruchi says
Happy to hear that Archie.😍
Thanks for sharing your experience with me. 🙂
Sara says
Tried this recipe …n turned out really awesome!!! Thanks soo mch😊
Can u pls guide me with an egg version of this recipe??
Ruchi says
Thanks for sharing your feedback with me.
Glad you liked the recipe. 🙂
I still have to experiment red velvet cupcakes with eggs. Will try it soon.
vandana says
Hi Ruchi ,
I tried my very first batch of red velvet cupcakes today . They came out super moist . Im so happy . But I could make 33 of them . Thank you so much
Ruchi says
Awesome!
Thanks Vandana for sharing your experience with me. 🙂
Glad you liked the recipe.
George says
Have tried many no egg recipes have found yours to be the best. I used full recipe made 12 muffins all turned out light and fluffy I will continue to use your recipes Thank you very much!!!
Ruchi says
Awesome!
Glad you liked the recipe and thanks for taking the time out to share your wonderful feedback with me.
Means a lot!
Paayal says
Hi, tried d recipe but d result was disappointing. D cake did not rise at all n was all sticky and dense. I made half of the recipe. What could have gone wrong?
Ruchi says
Sorry to hear about that. I can understand your disappointment. This is my most successful recipe and before I jump to conclusion, can you clear a few things for me?
1. I understand that you baked a cake instead of a cupcake. What size pan did you use?
2. Did you cream sugar and butter well?
3. Over-mixing could definitely be the culprit. But please reply so that I can help you with your query.
Nivedita says
Hi..have u used unsalted butter both in cupcake and frosting?
Ruchi says
Yes. I bake/frost with unsalted butter, unless stated.
Nivedita says
Thank u so much
Ruchi says
My pleasure. 🙂
Nivedita says
Hi…one more query…can we use powdered sugar for butter frosting or is icing sugar necessary?
Ruchi says
Yes you can use powdered sugar.
Prerana says
Hello Ruchi ma’am!
I’m a budding baker, I tried my very first batch of red velvet cupcakes today, for a family get together. I must tell you…this recipe turned totally foolproof and was the show stopper…every time I received a compliment, my mind voice thanked you immensely! Thank you!!!!
Ruchi says
Thanks dear. 🙂
Thanks for your valuable feedback!
Suchita says
Hi Ruchi, for trial basis I followed half recipe . As you mentioned creaming of sugar and butter.. i did that for good 5 mins on 5 level hand blender.. still i gar.. it cud feel the grainy texture of sugar..it did not melt completley. Then, I added the dry, milk and water in intervals(15 secs whisking on hand blender) as you mentioned.. but when almost 3/4 qty ingredients where mixed..the batter split.. I cud see the white portion and on surface. Is it because of overcreaming of butter n sugar. my ingredients – milk, butter all were used at room temp. Pls help.
Ruchi says
Suchita,
My creamed cake batter curdles at times too. But to be honest, it doesn’t affects the end results. Curdling/splitting usually happens with cake recipes that have eggs in it. In this case curdling happened because of milk. A slightly cold milk can cause this to happen.
To prevent this, cream butter and sugar until it’s light and fluffy. It should be almost white in color. Meanwhile warm a part of milk in the microwave for few seconds and add that to the creaming mixture, this will take care of curdling.
If the milk still curdles, simply add a spoonful of flour and continue beating. This will absorb the excess liquid and everything will start to come together. So next time when your cake batter curdles, follow the steps above and I would suggest simply ignore the curdling and go ahead with the recipe. Everything will even out during baking.
Hope that helps. 🙂
Ankitha says
Hi Ruchi.. My cup cakes are liquidish in the center and cooked on top.. And then once I prick to check, the center also sunks in.. Can yu plus let me know possible reason.. Urgent
Ruchi says
Ankitha, the cupcakes are under cooked. Your oven temperature is high as a result of which the outer surface of the cupcakes got cooked earlier but the inner is still uncooked. My suggestion would be to lower the the temperature by 25 degrees and cook it a little longer (35-40 minutes) or until the toothpick comes out clean.
Jai says
Hi Ruchi….These look great! Just one question …..The butter milk……Can i use 1.5 cup butter milk instead of the milk and water? Thanks
Ruchi says
Yes you can give it a try.
Skip vinegar and continue with buttermilk.
Anusha says
I tried this recipe today and it came out very well….
Ty for the best recipe
Ruchi says
Pleasure is all mine. Thanks for sharing your experience with me. 🙂
Mb says
1.Want to make a red velvet cake so can i use the same measurements.
2. As I am new to convection oven so is there any particular time for preheating or just for one minute.
Ruchi says
Please use the same measurements and preheat the oven for 10 minutes before you start baking the cupcakes.
Bhavana says
Hi ruchi.. I tried the cake. Not sure what went wrong but there were a lot of holes on the cake surface and also I baked only for 8 mins.. When i tried to bake for 2 more mins, the cake burned.
Ruchi says
Sorry to hear that this cake didn’t turn out the way you had imagined. Possible reason for holes on the surface of the cake is – Trapped air bubbles. Simple solution for that – drop the pan on your counter a couple of times until the bubbles stop coming up to the surface this will take care of the holes.
Regarding burnt cake, at what temperature did you bake the cake at? 8 minutes is way less time for a cake.
Harshna says
Hi, i baked the cupcake recipe and while baking they were absolutely fine but after removing them from the oven they dropped in a little. Am not sure as to the reason behind that. Where could i have gone wrong?
Ruchi says
Sorry to hear about that Harshna. This is my fail proof recipe and many readers have tried it with successful outcomes. Let’s see what went wrong here.
Sunken cakes is a common problem and it can be solved. Here are couple of reasons why a cupcake sinks and forms a crater in the center.
1. Were the cupcakes cooked from the center when you removed from oven? Did you perform the toothpick test?
2. Batter was mixed for long. If the batter was beaten for long, it incorporates too much air in the cupcakes. As a result of which they rise beautifully in the oven but when removed they deflate.
Hope that answers your query. Feel free to email me if you have any other questions.
AJ says
Hi,
Is adding vinegar to cupcake recipes necessary? Any substitute for vinegar?
Ruchi says
Yes, Aj vinegar is a must for this recipe.
Vinegar makes the batter slightly acidic which results in moist cakes. The more the acid in a cake the more tender the cake will be. You can try substituting lemon juice with vinegar. Hope this helps! Thanks!
Vishekha says
Hi Ruchi, I just saw this lovely recipe of yours and I am really tempted to bake these lovely red velvet cake… One thing that is bothering me is the measurement… Pls clarify… It says
2.5 cups all purpose flour (300-310 gms)
1.5 cup sugar (300gms)
Y there is a difference in the cup measurement… both are dry ingredients
Ruchi says
Thanks Visheka!
Yes, both are dry ingredients but in different forms – one is powdered (flour) and the other one is grainy (sugar).
A dry measurement cup measures 125 grams for flour and 200 grams for sugar. Hope this helps! Happy Baking!!
Suchitha says
How to prepare 1.5cups of buttermilk ? What’s the portion of curds to water ? And should it be sour?
Ruchi says
Suchitha, buttermilk is a combination of vinegar and milk. For buttermilk – Pour 1.5 cup of milk into a bowl. Add 1 and 1/4 tablespoon vinegar to it. Stir to combine. Let sit for 5 minutes until the milk begins to curdle and becomes acidic. Butter milk is ready.
Shikha says
Hi ruchi
I must say I fall in love with your
Recipes. Tried 5 biscuits and all are hit. I tried red velvet cake also. That teast amazing, super soft. But 2 things happen one it got brown in colour n second the top most crust was bit hard. Though I kept eyes on my otg and took out the cake after 25 minutes as it started getting brown from out side but the toothpick test asked for more baking so I baked more but it discoloured. Please let me know the reason n caution I should take next time.
Shikha
Ruchi says
Thanks for stopping by Shikha! I think you are confusing me with someone else. I don’t have a 5 biscuit recipe or a red velvet cake recipe on my blog.
Shikha says
Thanks for replying Ruchi. No, I am not confusing you with anybody else and I can’t dare to do so coz you can not even imagine how much I appreciate your recepies n regularly I make them too.
I am so sorry I confused you with my improper words. actually 5 biscuits recepies means I tried different cookies like coconut, jeera biscuits etc.
Red velvet cake means egg less red velvet cupcakes. Actually in a comment box I read that the same recipe can be followed for cake too only baking time increased so I tried to make a cake. Ruchi I read your recepies almost daily. I really love them.
Ruchi please tell me how can I prevent red velvet cupcakes from browning if I make it in form of cake.
Ruchi says
Thanks for clearing Shikha, appreciate that. Glad to hear that you are enjoying my recipes.
To avoid cupcakes/cakes from browning, I would suggest lowering your oven temperature from 350 to 325 degree F. Every oven is different and it looks like maybe your oven is off by some degrees causing the cake to brown more. Lower the temperature and bake. Hope that helps, happy baking!!
Shikha says
Thanks Ruchi. I made it today and guess what happened????
It was super duper hit. I wish I could send you the pic of it….
Ruchi says
Glad to hear that Shikha. Thanks for trying the recipe and sharing your wonderful feedback with me. Really appreciate that.
You can mail me your pictures at [email protected] . I wold love to see them. 🙂
jay says
Hi! can I use this recipe to bake a cake and not cupcake? what should be the baking time then?
Ruchi says
Yes you can bake a cake with this recipe. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean.
Smrithi Kumar says
Hey I tried this at home, but after adding the vinegar in the end, I think my milk tore because the batter became white and pink. And it remained like that after baking too. What is the solution for this?
Ruchi says
Smrithi, was your cake batter warm by any chance? If the liquids (milk and water) added to the batter were warm than this will cause the curdling. To prevent this make sure all the ingredients are at room temperature and stir the dry and wet ingredients as explained in the recipe.
Ashwini says
Hi Ruchi, I tried the recipe and it worked really well. I tried this with half the proportion and made a cake. Have you tried any cream cheese or buttercream frosting with it? Please, do share if you have. That would really help. Thanks again.
Ruchi says
Thanks for your feedback Ashwini! Glad you liked the recipe. I have a cream cheese frosting on the blog. Here is the link: https://www.ruchiskitchen.com/recipe/eggless-vanilla-cupcakes/
Ashwini says
hey Ruchi,
Thanks for replying. Have posted my queries on the post.
Ruchi says
Will look into that. Thanks Ashwini.
Hetvi says
Hi Ruchi! Lovely Recipe. I just had one doubt. I read in one of the comments that this recipe calls for creaming of butter and sugar. But your ingredients state Oil OR butter. So how should I go about with the recipe if I am using Oil?
Ruchi says
Hetvi if you plan to use oil, then mix oil and sugar until sugar is completely dissolved and then progress with the recipe.
Shaila says
Eggless velvet cake looks so beautiful !!! Always had a doubt that it is normal cake recipe minus vanilla essence right. Red vekvet cake and normal cake only colour red difference right. Please clarify. Thanks n regards Shaila
Ruchi says
Thanks Shaila! Red velvet cake/cupcakes are more creamy and velvety in texture compared to a regular cake.
Deepika says
I want to try this recipe as my mom’s bday is near i had a query regarding milk and buttermilk ..how it works in red velvet cake n what is better milk or buttermilk..I want to use only milk..
Ruchi says
Deepika, the recipe states milk or buttermilk. Use either one of those.
For a moist crumb I use buttermilk. Combination of vinegar and buttermilk makes the batter slightly acidic which results in moist cupcakes. The more the acid in a batter the more tender the cupcake will be. Hope this helps!
Deepika says
Yes this helped and one Mr thing I want to make half kg redvelvet cake so this recipe measurements will go fr half kg?cos I think maida 2.5 cup means it will more fr half kg?
Ruchi says
These measurements will bake close to 1/2 kg cake.
Chetna says
Can i bake these cupcakes in microwave n how much time is needed
Ruchi says
Chetna, I have not tried this recipe in a microwave. This is something you have to experiment on your own. Good luck!
Tanya wahi says
Thanks ruchi
I tried this recipe & I have couple of questions.
1. My cupcake was dense . is that okay ? if not then what the solution.
2. I have used regular sugar that comes in big bazar kinds is that okay or do i have to make it in powdered form before mixing it with butter.
3. My cup cake top layer was a bit hard. Dont know why.
Thanks
Ruchi says
Thanks for trying the recipe Tanya. These cupcakes turn out very light and fluffy. If they turned out dense then the possible reasons are –
1. Over-mixing of batter. Over-mixing results in dense and chewy textured cupcakes. Mix the batter until all the ingredients are well blended.
2.This recipe calls for creaming of butter and sugar. Granulated sugar (the one you have used) is much more difficult to cream as compared to superfine sugar because of its large crystal size. This could be a possible reason why the cupcakes turned dense. Creaming butter & sugar incorporates air in a batter. That’s what make a cupcake light and fluffy.
3. Couple of reasons for cupcakes to become hard on top – If your oven temperature is too hot or if the cupcakes were placed too close to the heating element.
Hope this answer your query!
Tanya wahi says
Thanks Ruchi!! 🙂 will try to again.
Ruchi says
Awesome. Thanks!
Shreya Singh says
Hi Ruchi,
I tried this recipe, it came out really well. My only concern is that my cupcakes didn’t rise enough and we’re not very fluffy. Should I add a little bit more baking soda next time?
Thanks. 🙂
Ruchi says
Thanks for trying the recipe Shreya! Sorry to hear that your cupcakes did not turn out the way you had imagined.
Possible reason could be outdated baking powder and baking soda. Test the leavening agents by putting a teaspoon of baking powder in warm water and baking soda in vinegar. Stir. It should bubble, if not – they are outdated and use a fresh pack.
Please give it a try again as it’s important for me that you enjoy the cupcakes the same way as I do and many others who have successfully made it.
Rashmi Agrawal says
Hi ruchi,
Just wanted to know is it cake flour or normal maida.is it ok not to use cornflour in this recipe.n can I use half milk n half buttermilk in this instead of all milk or buttermilk.thanks in advance
Ruchi says
Rashmi, I have used maida for this recipe.
The recipe states milk or buttermilk. Use either one of those. If you plan to substitute half n half for milk then use this ratio – 1/2 cup water and 1 cup of half n half to match the consistency of whole milk.
Thanks!
Kia says
Hi,
I just wanted to know if vinegar is required in the recipe when am using buttermilk?
And since I use convection mode in my microven do you suggest to bake these at a comparatively lower temperature.?
Thank you
Ruchi says
Kia, for a moist crumb I use buttermilk.
Combination of vinegar and buttermilk makes the batter slightly acidic which results in moist cakes. The more the acid in a cake the more tender the cake will be.
Bake for 25-30 minutes. Lower the oven temperature only if it off by few degrees.
Thanks!
SJ says
Hi, I made this recipe yesterday itself and was a superhit among my frnds n family..dey just loved it…only the issue dat hapnd is my cupcake was bit sticky n too moist..may I know y dey became like dat?
Also can v skip vinegar?
Ruchi says
SJ, thanks for the feedback, glad you liked the cupcakes. Regarding the cupcakes being sticky –
1. Did you do the toothpick test and did it come out clean?
2. Was it a sticky top? If so, sticky top could be because of humidity.
Vinegar is a must for this recipe. It’s an acid that reacts with baking soda during baking and help a cake/cupcake to rise.
Hope this helps!
SJ says
Ya I did the toothpick taste n dey came out clean…also some of them became very moist as I allowed to cool them…
Do we have to cool them under the fan or at there own in room temperature?
Also I guess, it may be because I think I added more milk that’s y they became soggy..can that b d reason ?
Ruchi says
SJ, yes that’s the reason. This cupcake recipe already have enough liquid (1.5 cup milk and 1/2 cup water). Adding more liquid (milk) will mess up the end result.
Sanjona kukreja says
Hey dear ruchi plz share d reciepe for red velvet cake?? Or v cn use d same batter for cake also?
Ruchi says
Sanjona, you can bake a cake with this recipe! Baking time will vary, it will take longer to bake a cake.
Sanjona says
Plz tell d baking time for a cake???
Nd ny adition to b done??
Ruchi says
Sanjona, keep the same temperature and nothing changes in the recipe. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Happy baking!
Shineka says
Can you use lime juice instead of lemonjuice/vinegar? 🙂
Ruchi says
Yes lime juice can be used as a substitute.
Hemina says
I want to make only 6 cupcakes then how to make 3rd portion of whole recipes of 18 pieces
E.g. 2.5 cup maida – 3rd portion ?
1/2 tsp baking soda – ?
1/8 salt ?
1.5 tab red color ?
And many more ingredients. .
Ruchi says
Hemina, you can reduce the recipe to half (9 cupcakes) but reducing it to 6 cupcakes may mess up the whole recipe.
Neha soni says
Hi ruchi
For how many days i can store without freeze this cupcakes?
Ruchi says
Neha, you can make and store these cupcakes for 2 days in your refrigerator.
Deepti says
Hi ruchi, I tried this recipe last week and it was a massive hit.
I had a question, how far ahead in advance can I bake these cup cakes?
Thanks again for the brilliant recipe
dee
Ruchi says
Thanks for trying the recipe Deepti. You can make the cupcakes a day in advance. Glad you liked the recipe. 🙂
ankita says
Nice recepie
Ruchi says
Thank you!
Radha Hall says
Oh it’s good!! I used fresh beet for the colour instead. Turned out great ☺️ thx for sharing…
Ruchi says
Pleasure is all mine. Thanks for sharing your experience with me. Glad you liked the recipe. 🙂
ruchi mathur says
hi radha can u share for this recipe how u used beetroot in juice form or minced. thanks
Ruchi says
Thanks for stopping by Ruchi. To use beetroot juice for this recipe – grate a beetroot, squeeze out its juice, measure and use it in the recipe.
Avi says
Hi if I want to make 6 cupcakes can the ingredients be halved.
Ruchi says
Yes! Avi, below the ingredient list reduce the “change serving size to 6” and it will calculate the recipe for you!
Reena says
Hi which sugar did u use in this regular powder or castor?
Ruchi says
Reena, its granulated sugar.
Kirti says
How can i measure 2/3 cup
Ruchi says
Kirti, 2/3 cup equals 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoon.
Pragya Jain says
Hello, if unsalted butter isn’t available . Which oil is used .
Ruchi says
Pragya, any mild- flavored vegetable oil would work for this recipe.
sejal sakhala says
can i make use of butter paper instead of cupcakes liners….
Ruchi says
Thanks for stopping by Sejal. Yes, you can use butter paper/parchment paper instead of liners. Make sure your grease them lightly to avoid sticking. Happy Baking!
Aditi says
Hey!! Can I know the conversion of cups into grams please
RK says
Thanks for stopping by Aditi! Please visit this link for conversions – https://www.ruchiskitchen.com/conversion-chart-grams-liters-gallons-cups-ounces/
RK says
Aditi, recipe has been updated in grams too. Thanks for your patience.
Suman says
1 cup- 200 gm
1/2 cup- 100 gm
1/4 cup 50 gm
RK says
Thanks for helping Suman, that’s so sweet of you dear! I would like to clarify one thing here – the measurements that you have provided are for volume measurements (ML). So 1 cup of milk in volume measurement is 8 fluid ounce or 240 ml.
Metric conversions uses grams and kilograms to measure weight. So 1 cup of flour equals 120 -130 grams (depending on the flour). Same way 1/2 cup equals 60 gms and 1/4 cup equals 30 grams.
Zainab says
Hi ruchi can i use respbarry red liquid color n in how much quantity.
RK says
Yes, you can! Use the exact amount that is mentioned in the recipe. Happy Baking!
Sameeksha says
In creaming oil is taking time to cream.. how much will it take pllzz tell me?
RK says
Sameeksha, oil and sugar together will not create a creaming reaction. It’s only possible with butter and sugar. Creaming butter and sugar together incorporate the maximum amount of air bubbles and will create a foam. This is not possible with liquid oils. Hope that answers your query!!
BUD says
Hi Can I use liquid soda in place of vinegar? And secondly, someone above asked about sour cream but there’s no sour cream in your recipe! Am I missing something?
RK says
Thanks for stopping by Bud! Substitute vinegar with lemon juice. And no, you are not missing anything in the recipe.
mukta says
lemon juice may react with milk, wont it?
RK says
Mukta, it’s absolutely fine. Lemon juice CAN be used as an alternative acid ingredient, and it will not interfere with the flavor of the cake. Vinegar sours the milk and gives the cupcakes a great flavor and lemon juice will do the same thing. Acid helps baking powder active and make the cupcakes light and airy.
Recipes Buddy says
Hey ruchiskitchen. You wrote a fantastic recipe of red velvet cupcake. Your recipe presentation is very beautiful. I like it.
RK says
Thanks for stopping by Recipe Buddy!! Glad you liked it. 🙂
tanisha says
can I add 1tsp baking powder n half tsp baking soda..as 1tsp soda tastes my cake bitter..I hv tested in one of cake rcp.
RK says
Tanisha, I will not suggest that. The ingredients mentioned in the recipe gave me perfect cupcakes. From what I believe, some ingredients in the recipes should not be altered. And when it comes to baking, just let them be. 🙂 Hope that answers your query! Feel free to email me if you have any more questions!!
Shailender Sharma says
Wonderful recipe and the way it’s been presented with step wise pictures makes it more interesting and easy. Now i have bookmarked it for the coming Valentine’s day.
However i have a query. I wanna make 12 cup cakes but in my oven, only 6 can be baked in one time. So can i prepare the batter for all 12 cupcakes in one go and bake them in 2 installments? What if the batter for 6 cupcakes will remain on shelf for half an hour?
Please do guide.
RK says
Thanks Shailender! Quite a debatable topic. I have done it in the past and some of my cupcakes turned out well but other doomed during baking, it depends a lot on cakes leavening agents. I would suggest keeping the leftover batter in the fridge while the first one is baking and use separate trays. Pouring cold batter in hot tray may result in sunken cupcakes. Hope that helps!
sudha says
Lovely & perfect cupcakes…………….thanks for sharing.
RK says
Thanks Sudha!!
Angie | FiestaFriday.net says
Love red velvet! These are adorable! Thanks for sharing with Fiesta Friday! 🙂
RK says
Thanks Angie!! Pleasure is all mine. 🙂
Ruchi says
Can I use this measurements for making cake as well
RK says
Yes, you can! Baking time will vary, it will take longer to bake a cake.
Hilda says
These are very pretty, with or without icing. I was surprised to see they are eggless, but your explanation of the use of vinegar is very interesting. Thanks for bringing it to Fiesta Friday.
RK says
Thanks for stopping by Hilda!! Glad you liked it. 🙂
Radhika says
Lovely recipe. Tried it just now. Fantastic! Very tasty. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
RK says
Thanks Radhika for trying the recipe and sharing your feedback with me. Glad you liked it. 🙂
Divyapriya says
This is an excellent recipe, RK. Clear pics and neat explanation. Going to try this shortly 🙂
RK says
Thanks for stopping by DivyaPriya!! Sure, do give it a try and if possible share your feedback with me. 🙂
Padma says
Wonderful recipe. I have tried many red velvet cup cake recipe but none was up to the mark. The cake was moist soft My cup cake had few small crack on the top. Please point where I could have gone wrong to rectify my mistake. Otherwise my mission of making a perfect red velvet cake accomplished. Thank you so much😊
RK says
Thanks for sharing your experience with me Padma. Glad you liked the recipe. If the batter was mixed for too long then it will create lot of air in the batter, and too much air will cause some crack on the surface due to steam. Even I had some cracks (see pic 13). Small splitting on top are common and if you like frosting then it can fix those cracks for you. 🙂
V L says
I followed the recipe to a T and it failed terribly. It tastes weird! They also sinks after cooling. The end product lacks of cake consistency. I’ve baked eggless cake before. This is definitely not a good recipe. Sorry and I am very disappointed in wasting all the ingredients m!
RK says
Thanks for sharing your experience with me V L. This is my tested and tried cupcake recipe and I am sorry that this recipe didn’t work out for you. Beating in too much air into the batter may have resulted into sunken cupcakes.
Sonia puri says
Hi,what if all purpose flour is not available, how do we can convert plain maida to it
RK says
Sonia, all purpose flour is Maida.
Harsha says
Hey,
this looks delicious. I’m defi gonna try it. Just one question- how exactly do you make buttermilk? could you share the right proportions?.. Thanks
RK says
Thanks Harsha! FOR BUTTERMILK Pour 1 cup of milk into a bowl. Add 1 tablespoon vinegar to it. Stir to combine. Let sit for 5 minutes until the milk begins to curdle and becomes acidic. Butter milk is ready. Happy Baking!!
Shyam says
Excellent pictures! It’s better to avoid soda. It gives cake a different taste and smell. I think we can add 1tsp baking powder more to compensate it. I think rest of the ingredients can remain the same.
Condensed milk is an excellent egg replacement (like 1 cup for 1 cup of flour). We need not add sugar. If it becomes too sweet, then we can make a mixture of condensed milk and coconut milk (3:1).
Let me know your comments.
RK says
Thanks for your feedback Shyam. Both baking powder and baking soda are leavening agents that helps the cake to rise during baking. The recipe you are referring to, uses just 1 teaspoon of baking soda. Glad to learn about condensed milk as a egg replacement.
Nishtha says
Hi, wanted by to check why my cakes do rise in the oven but after a while there is a big dent in the middle. It sinks in the middle of the cake. Can you help me understand why this happens and how I can change that.
Nishtha
RK says
Nishtha, Sunken cakes is a common problem and it can be solved. Here are couple of reasons why a cake sinks and forms a crater in the center.
1. Too much leavening (amount of baking soda and baking powder) in the cake. Because of that the cake rises pretty well in the oven but when taken out of the oven it sinks. SOLUTION – use fresh baking soda and baking powder and as the recipe suggests – measure them correctly with a proper set of measuring spoons.
2. Most valid reason – cake is not fully baked in the center and because of that it collapses. SOLUTION – Before removing the cake from the oven – lightly press the top of the cake and if it is firm then the cake is fully cooked. Double check the cake by inserting a toothpick in the center, if it comes out clean cake is done.
3. Oven temperatures vary – so if the cooking time stated is 25-30 minutes then to be on the safe side cook for 30 minutes. Hope that answers your query. Feel free to email me if you have any other questions.
Hiral says
Hi by mistake i took 250 gms flour instead of 2.5 cups and have mixed other dry ingredients also . So now what to do regarding proportion of other inhredients , pl reply
RK says
Hiral, you can add the remaining 1.5 cup to the batter and continue with the recipe.
Rinkal says
Which colour u r used in yr recipe? I hv gel colour. How much I used for same?
RK says
I have used Wilton red food color in powdered form. Yes, you can use gel food color. If it has a dropper then I would suggest to start in small amounts since it’s thick and concentrated. Start with 1/2 a tablespoon and keep adding till you reach the desired color as shown in pic 9.
shilpi says
Can you tell if one doesnt have cake flour what can be used ? Also what is Sour cream ?
RK says
Thanks for stopping by Shilpi. Sour cream is a dairy product prepared by fermenting regular cream with certain bacteria. Yes, you can prepare it at home. To make sour cream at home – Take 1 cup of heavy cream, add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and start whisking it for 2-3 minutes. It will start to get thick and there you have it your very own homemade sour cream.
Cake flour link is provided in the recipe – https://www.ruchiskitchen.com/homemade-cake-flour/
I hope I have answered all your questions. Feel free to contact me if you have any more queries.
Richa says
Can we instead of unsalted butter or you would recommended and oil
Ruchi says
Richa, do you want to use butter or oil. Please clarify.
I have used butter in this recipe and it gave me great results.
Richa says
Sorry missed writing ‘ghee’ , can we use ghee.. I tried this recipe with oil it came out well but the top of the cupcake is slightly crisp.. what could be the reason
Ruchi says
Richa, have not tried with ghee, yes oil works great too. Couple of reasons for cupcakes to become hard on top –
1. If your oven temperature is too hot.
2. If cupcakes were placed to close to the heating element, they will get cooked too much.
Drizzle some icing mix on top and let them sit, it will moistened the top. Hope this helps!