Red Velvet Cupcakes
Makes 12 servings, 25 mg Azuca CBD eachÂ
Ingredients
1 cup flourÂ
3 Tbsp + ½ tsp cocoa powderÂ
½ tsp baking sodaÂ
ÂĽ tsp saltÂ
â…“ cup + 1 Tbsp butter, softenedÂ
Âľ cup sugarÂ
2 ½ Tbsp Azuca CBD SugarÂ
1 eggÂ
1 egg yolkÂ
â…“ cup + 1 Tbsp sour creamÂ
3 Tbsp + ½ tsp milkÂ
Âľ tsp vanilla extractÂ
1 Tbsp red food coloring
Cream Cheese Frosting:Â
8 oz cream cheese, softenedÂ
8 Tbsp (1 stick) of butter, softenedÂ
Âľ tsp vanilla extractÂ
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted (or more to taste)
Process
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a muffin tin with paper cupcake cups.Â
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.Â
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together butter, sugar, and Azuca CBD sugar until light and fluffy.Â
- Beat egg and egg yolk into butter mixture, beating well in between each addition. Â
- Beat in sour cream, milk, vanilla extract, and food coloring until fully incorporated.Â
- Slowly beat in flour mixture until no streaks remain. Do not overmix. Â
- Pour batter into prepared muffin cups, â…” of the way up. Bake for 20 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean. Allow to cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then remove and let cool completely on a wire rack.  Â
- In a cleaned bowl of an electric mixer, combine cream cheese, vanilla, and butter. Beat until light and fluffy. Slowly add in powdered sugar and continue to beat until completely smooth. Â
- Decorate cooled cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and either pulverized red velvet cake crumbs or red sprinkles.Â


