How to Make Valentines Red Velvet Cupcakes

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i was asked to do a Valentines collaboration by MAINEiac Grammiies Homestead here are a list of the channels taking part :
Life Of A Mil Wife
Jinnie L Killer
Kim Fyffe~ Pam
Katahdinkooing mama
Grampy Campy
Neals Homestead
Striving for Simple Life
Stacies Country Cooking
Haley Gabe
The Perkins Life 4
I dont own the right to this recipe you can find it here :www.bakingmad.com/recipe/vale...
For the cupcakes
225g Butter (unsalted) (softened)
225g Unrefined golden caster sugar
3 Egg(s) (free range) (medium)
1 tsp Vanilla extract
190g Plain white flour
35g Cocoa powder
10g Baking powder
1½ tbsp Red food colouring
For the buttercream
500g Icing sugar
250g Butter (unsalted) (softened)
1 tsp Vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C, gas mark 4) and line a 12 hole cupcake tin with cupcake cases.
Cream together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, then add the beaten eggs one by one and the vanilla extract, mixing well between each one to ensure the mixture does not curdle.
Sift in the flour, cocoa and baking powder and carefully fold in until just incorporated, do not over mix. Then add the red colour and carefully mix until distributed evenly through the batter.
Spoon into the cupcake cases until they are 2/3 full then place in the oven for 25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean and the cakes are springy to the touch.
Remove from the oven, leave to cool then transfer to a cooling wire to cool completely.
Whilst the cakes are cooling you can make the sugar paste hearts. Knead the red and white sugar paste icings and to make pink add a small amount of red to some of the white and knead until the colour is uniform, repeat until you have the desired shade of pink. Roll the icings out on a surface dusted with icing sugar until they are about 2-3mm thick, then cut out different sized hearts using heart shaped cutters. Put to one side on some baking parchment to set whilst you make the rest.
To make the buttercream, place the butter and icing sugar in a large bowl with the vanilla extract and start to beat together slowly to start with then increase the speed and beat until the buttercream is light and fluffy. You can add a few drops of food colour here if you wish.
Pipe or smooth buttercream onto the top of each cake using a piping bag or palette knife, then place the rolo on top. Add sweets as extra decorations if desired.

[@HomesteadCorner]

Great Job!! Those are beautiful!! What a fun collaboration!! 😊

[@JeanettePickering]

i enjoyed the collab and thank you

[@StaciesCountryCooking]

Your cupcakes are so cute and look delicious. Thanks for sharing ❤️

[@JeanettePickering]

thank you so much i appreciate it

[@TheNealsHomestead]

Good job on some really good looking cupcakes. Thanks!

[@JeanettePickering]

why thank you so much x

[@CatherinesPlates]

What a pretty cupcake. Fun collab. I’m new here. See you soon.

[@JeanettePickering]

thank you for watching

[@djmmusic296]

Yum yum they look absolutely delicious 😋

[@JeanettePickering]

thank you dennis , callum and chris loved them

[@MAINEiacGrammiesHomestead]

Oh my goodness they look beautiful you did such a good job .. Now could I have a cup of tea please .. Thank you for being in the collaboration ❤️❤️👍✌️☮️

[@JeanettePickering]

thank you brenda i enjoyed it so much i think yourtea will be cold by the time you got here lol

[@susanlee6816]

Here from MAINEiac grammies for the valentine collaboration. Great video glad I came god bless from Maine 🙏💞

[@JeanettePickering]

thank you my first collab and enjoyed it

[@maryreed2619]

They look yummy Jeanette! My grandkids and I would love them! Lol..💖

[@JeanettePickering]

they are delicious mary

[@miladytravels1675]

Again jeanette a bake well done 👍

[@JeanettePickering]

Thank you

[@simplysharon3858]

Hello! I came over from Striving for the Simple Life. Those cupcakes look amazing!

[@JeanettePickering]

thank you so much

[@lifeofamil-wife]

So yummy ❤

[@JeanettePickering]

thank you

[@PixiesChannel12345]

these were so yummy you need to make some more

[@JeanettePickering]

thank you mr p

[@RecipeswithResa]

Hello🙋🏼‍♀️ I'm here from Stacie's channel 😃 These cupcakes look absolutely delicious. They're my mother in law's favorite flavor, so I can't wait to make them, so I can rub it in her face😂

[@JeanettePickering]

i love it and thank you so much

[@thecleaningfairy]

Oooh yum

[@JeanettePickering]

thank you

[@GrampyCampy]

Looks very good mine aren’t as fancy

[@JeanettePickering]

i loved making them and being part of the collab