Maple Frosted Red Velvet Cupcakes
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 6 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 Tbsp white vinegar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 Tbsp red food coloring
For the Maple Butter Frosting
- ½ stick butter softened
- 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 4–6 Tbsp Fuller’s Sugarhouse Pure Maple Syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Make the Cupcakes
- Line cupcake pan with liners.
- Whisk the flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa and salt in a large bowl and set aside.
- Whisk the buttermilk, oil, vinegar and vanilla in a large bowl, then slowly whisk in the dry ingredients mixture.
- Stir until combined, then add in the food coloring.
- Fill the cupcake liners 2/3 full and bake for 15 minutes.
Make the Frosting
- Cream together the butter and sugar using an electric mixer.
- Once combined, gradually add Fuller’s Sugarhouse Pure Maple Syrup.
- Frosting should be light and spreadable.
