Blue Velvet Cupcakes

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This weekend is Memorial Day!   I’m not sure how it came up so fast but here it is!   It’s been a busy weekend for me as I drove to my parents yesterday then rode with them up to Ohio for my cousin’s graduation party then we drove back to my parents.   Today I drove back home and it’s been an exhausting, though fun 2 days.   Tomorrow my husband and I will be having a cookout and plan on relaxing and celebrating the day.

Fun and delicious Blue Velvet Cupcakes!

Today Sunday Supper is celebrating Memorial Day by sharing red, white, and blue foods!    Now I’ve made several red, white and blue desserts in the past and even have made a red, white, and blue sangria.   Today I’m sharing my recipe for Blue Velvet Cupcakes.    If you want to make them a little more patriotic you can take a whole strawberry, slice it 3/4 of the way through, and fan it out on top of the cupcakes.  It looks wonderful!   I forgot to take a picture of my cupcakes that had the strawberries on them but take it from me, they were super cute.

Fun Blue Velvet Cupcakes

Blue Velvet cupcakes are super easy to make.   The “velvet” recipe is simply a light chocolate cake recipe made with buttermilk.   While many people use a recipe with vinegar in it, I don’t like the flavor of that in my cake so I use my own recipe.   Any color of velvet cake can be made by simply using a lot of good food coloring to color the batter.   I say use a good food coloring because I’ve tried using the ones from the market and while they work, the color isn’t very vibrant.   I always buy a high quality gel food coloring that really brings out the color in these velvet cakes.

Blue Velvet Cupcakes are a delicious dessert!   Add some red strawberries for a red, white, and blue treat!

The blue velvet cupcakes turn out to be a medium blue and have a light chocolate flavor.  I topped them off with blue vanilla frosting for a delicious treat.   I also put them in blue cupcake liners but you can choose whatever color suites you.  As I said before, place strawberry fans on top for a red, white, and blue look.

Fun and delicious Blue Velvet Cupcakes!

Blue Velvet Cupcakes

Yield: 2 dozen cupcakes
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

Lightly chocolate flavored Blue Velvet Cupcakes topped with Fluffy blue colored vanilla frosting.

Ingredients

For the cupcakes:

  • 2 1/4 c. flour
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 c. butter, softened
  • 1 1/4 c. sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 c. cocoa powder
  • 3/4 c. milk
  • Blue food coloring

For the frosting:

  • 1 c. butter, softened
  • 3-4 c. powdered sugar
  • 2-3 Tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • blue food coloring

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line 24 muffin cups with blue paper liners.
  2. In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix and set aside.
  3. In a large bowl cream the butter and sugar. Add in the eggs one at a time, stirring after each addition. Stir in the vanilla.
  4. Stir in the cocoa powder and mix until well combined.
  5. Add in half the flour mixture and stir until combined. Stir in all of the milk. Stir in the remaining flour mixture.
  6. Add several drops of blue food coloring and mix to see the color. Add additional food coloring until desired color is reached.
  7. Divide batter evenly between the muffin cups, filling each 2/3 of the way full.
  8. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool completely on a wire rack.
  9. To make the frosting beat the butter until smooth. Add the powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time until desired consistency is reached. Stir in the milk and vanilla. Add in a few drops of blue food coloring, until desired color is reached.

Notes

A Hezzi-D Original Recipe


Fun Blue Velvet Cupcake Recipe with Blue Frosting

18 Comments

    1. I’m with you. I’m not a fan of the vinegar in the cake and I’ve found these are much better!

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