This Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cupcake and Cream Cheese Recipe is the perfect recipe for anyone with food allergies. Truthfully, it’s pretty difficult to find good gluten-free or ketogenic recipes.
Cupcake Ingredients:
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 sticks butter, room temperature
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 6 drops red gel food coloring
- 2 ½ cups gluten-free baking flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
Cream Cheese Icing Ingredients:
- 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 to 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
Cupcake Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Combine sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl and beat until fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing between each addition.
- Add cocoa powder and mix until combined.
- Add food coloring and stir, adding more coloring if needed until the desired color is reached.
- In a separate bowl, sift together flour and salt.
- Add flour mixture to butter mixture one cup at a time, alternating with ½ cup buttermilk until all of both ingredients are added.
- Mix in vanilla.
- In a small bowl, combine baking soda and vinegar. Add mixture to batter and mix well.
