Eggless Red Velvet Cupcakes

Eggless Red velvet cupcakes from Priyanka Arora Nayak

150 g flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup castor sugar
1/4 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp red food coloring
1 cup buttermilk

Preheat oven
Line pan with liners
Whisk flour, bp, bs & salt
Beat together butter & sugar until light.
Add vanilla.
Sift in the cocoa powder to the butter+sugar mixture
Add red food colouring
Mix until well combined on low speed
Add half the flour, half the buttermilk
Mix well.
Add half of the remaining flour, all the buttermilk.
Add the remaining flour.
Mix until just combined and no dry streaks of ingredients are seen
Divide equally into prepared liners
Bake for 25 minutes until done.

Cream cheese frosting
1/2 cup cream cheese
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup icing sugar

Beat together cream cheese, butter & vanilla.
Gradually add all icing sugar until smooth and creamy.