Red velvet cupcakes

CHILD foodie Dhiryav Govender is as happy bonding with his mother, Subashni, by baking red velvet cupcakes as he is writing and posting his reviews under her guidance. The team shared the recipe for what he calls “the best red velvet cupcakes ever”.

Ingredients 4 tbsp butter at room temperature ¾ cup of sugar 1 egg 2½ tbsp cocoa powder 3 tbsp red food colouring ½ cup of buttermilk 1 cup and 2 tbsp flour ½ tsp salt ½ tsp baking soda 1½ tsp white vinegar 1 tbsp vanilla essence

Method Preheat oven to 170°C Line a standard muffin tray with cupcake liners Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add the egg and beat until well mixed In a separate bowl, mix cocoa powder, vanilla essence and red food colouring to make a thick paste Add this to the butter mixture and mix well. Add half the buttermilk, then add half the flour until combined Repeat this process with the remaining buttermilk and flour until smooth Add the salt, baking powder and white vinegar. Mix well Pour the mixture evenly into each cupcake liner and bake for 20 minutes Place on a cooling rack to cool completely.

ý Decorate the cupcakes with the cream cheese icing (recipe below) as desired and sprinkle a little red coloured granulated sugar on top. CREAM CHEESE ICING

Ingredients 115g butter at room temperature 115g cream cheese at room temperature 2 cups icing sugar 1 tbsp vanilla essence

Method Whip the butter and cream cheese on high for five minutes Reduce the speed and slowly add the icing sugar and vanilla essence until it is incorporated Increase the speed and whip on medium high for a few minutes until the mixture is light and fluffy.