Red Velvet Cupcakes with Roses

Enjoy the delicious combination of traditional red velvet cupcakes with a smooth cream cheese frosting. For an extra touch of style, decorate with edible fondant roses. You can serve these cupcakes on special occasions or whenever you want to wow your guests with a treat that looks amazing.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cocoa powder
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tbsp red food coloring
• 1 tsp white distilled vinegar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• For the cream cheese frosting:
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• For the edible roses:
• Red and pink fondant
• Green fondant
• Edible food coloring gels

Instructions:

Warm up the oven to 350F 175C and put cupcake liners in a muffin tin

Sift the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder together in a large bowl

Mix the vegetable oil, buttermilk, eggs, vinegar, red food coloring, and vanilla extract in a different bowl using a whisk

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ones and mix them together until everything is well mixed

Fill each cupcake liner about two thirds of the way to the top with batter

After the oven is hot, bake the cupcakes for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick stuck in the middle comes out clean

Take the cupcakes out of the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes in the pan

Then, move them to a wire rack to cool completely

Melt the butter and cream cheese together, then beat them together until the frosting is smooth and creamy

Adding the powdered sugar and vanilla extract little by little while beating well between each addition

Put the cream cheese frosting on top of each cupcake after it is completely cool

You can pipe or spread it on

To make the edible roses, work the fondant into a soft dough and use edible food coloring gels to give it the colors you want

Roll out small pieces of the colored fondant into thin petals, then put them together to make roses

For the roses, make green fondant stems and leaves

To make the cupcakes look nicer, put the edible roses on top of the frosting

You should serve and enjoy your lovely rose-colored red velvet cupcakes!