Time: 1 hour.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 24

Red Velvet chocolate cupcakes with zesty notes of cinnamon and cayenne pepper are perfect for those who love unusual flavor combinations. The inside of the cupcakes is perfectly moist, topped with a rich, creamy cream cheese frosting generously spiced with cinnamon.

Ingredients:

Cupcakes

• 2 tbsp. sugar
• 1 and 1/4 cups premium flour
• 1 tbsp. + 2 tbsp. cake flour
• 0.5 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1.5 tsp fine salt
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1.5 cups rapeseed oil (canola) or neutral vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 30 ml red liquid food coloring
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup buttermilk or kefir
• Additionally: 24-cupcake pan

Fiery Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

• 220 g of butter at room temperature
• 110 g of cream cheese at room temperature
• 1 tbsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 0.5 tsp fine salt
• 6–7 cups powdered sugar
• 0.5–1 shot of cinnamon schnapps
• For decoration: flowers

Substituting ingredients
Measuring containers used

1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

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cake flour, cocoa, ground cayenne pepper, cinnamon, dye, cream cheese, eggs, sour milk, kefir, powdered sugar, schnapps

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Preparation:

Step 1
• Preheat oven to 175°C. Line a standard cupcake pan with 24 paper cupcake liners.
Step 2
• Cupcakes:
  
  In a medium bowl, combine sugar, flour, cake flour, cocoa, cayenne pepper, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon. Set the bowl aside.
Step 3
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and eggs on low speed until smooth. Add the red food coloring and vanilla extract. Continue beating until the mixture is smooth. Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the flour mixture and buttermilk, alternating the additions, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
Step 4
• Fill the cupcake liners about halfway with batter and bake until the cupcakes are set and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20–25 minutes. Let the cupcakes cool completely.
Step 5
• Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting:
  
  In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add the cinnamon, vanilla extract, and salt. Reduce the mixer speed to low and begin adding the powdered sugar, alternating with the schnapps, until the desired consistency is reached and the frosting is smooth. Frost each cupcake with the cinnamon cream cheese frosting. Decorate as desired and serve.

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