Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Martha Stewart's Red Velvet cake

Today I made Martha Stewart's Red Velvet Cupcakes.

The Husbandman's Ranking: 8
The Little Wife's Ranking: 8.5

Pros
     Clear and simple directions
     The taste is subtle, not too chocolaty, not too sweet
     My mom says this recipe looks a lot more like the red velvet she grew up with (the others were apparently too red)
     Just an all-round good recipe.

Cons
     The batter was very, very runny, which as you know makes me nervous, but it all turned out OK.
     The husbandman says that he doesn't like my icing as much as cream cheese icing, which sparked a debate on the proper icing to use on red velvet, but that was the thing he didn't like about it.
     And it doesn't use butter or Crisco, but rather a lot of vegetable oil, which isn't wrong, just a little weird.

Other Notes

    Well rather than ranting at you, I thought I might show you.  Since Martha doesn't have many pictures of the finished result, let alone a walk through (like Pioneer Woman's) I thought I would take you through step by step. Ok?





Step 1:
     Preheat the Oven and line your cupcake pan. Pretty Easy stuff.


Step 2:
     Gather your ingredients.


Step 3:
     Sift your flour.  I have a sifter, but it's in the dark and shadowy realm of storage, so when I'm at my parent's I just use a strainer, (it is actually easier, it just doesn't feel quite so professional)


     It should look like this when you are done, light and fluffy!


     Then whisk in your cocoa powders and your salt. (Poor husbandman had a half day at work, and came home just in time to be roped into helping so that I could take pictures.)


Step 4:
     In your mixer (or a separate bowl) add your sugar,


       and your vegatable oil


      And mix until combined (this whole not using butter thing is weird, but go with it)


     Then beat in your eggs and vanilla


     And the food coloring paste (if you are looking for it Walmart, it is not with the baking goods, but rather with the cake supplies in the party section.  It's much cheaper than buying the liquid, and it goes much, much further.)


Step 5:
     Add a third of your flour mixture


Then half of the buttermilk (if you don't have buttermilk, just add a tablespoon of lemon juice to regular milk and let it sit a few minutes) Then add the second third of your flour, then the rest of your buttermilk, and then the rest of your flour. (This keeps it from exploding flour in your face, (yes, I know from experience) or forming a glooppy mess.)


Step 6:
In a separate small bowl, add your baking soda to you vinegar.  It will fizzle and bubble and is always fun to watch. Then add it to your mixing bowl and beat it on low just until barely combined.  Some recipes even say to fold it in instead of mixing it.


Step 7:
     Somehow get the batter into the cupcake liners.  This is easier said than done, especially if you are using mini cupcake pans. I found the easiest way was to use a ladle.


Step 8:
     Bake for 20 min.


Then let them cool fully and ice them!


Step 9:
Celebrate with a cupcake!





post signature

33 comments:

Daniela said...

maybe i´ll try this. But I´m not that good in baking. Already burned so many cakes... haha

love your new header. did I already say this ?

:) :)

Mary Moury said...

You should really try this! It's very simple, and a great place to start.
I'm so glad you like my header! I can't wait for the grass t be just a little greener though.

Betty@SouthernGrace said...

Newest follower! Checking out red velvets today. Hope you'll come follow me too. ~betty

Unknown said...

Yum! These cupcakes turned out great, I posted some pictures on my blog as well: www.brownieboxblog.wordpress.com

Anonymous said...

Dеvoid of watеring the roots of a tree іt iѕ futіle to
assume it to imprοve аnd give us luscious fruits, vibrant bоuquets etсeterа.
Thesе materiаls are tyρically vieωed in all sorts
of resiԁеncеs, еven peoplе that are not
meant to be 'green'. Μaterial mаrκers
have еѵen been employed and can be effeсtive to touch-up the spots on the sneаkers where bу thе colouг diԁ
not rеquiгe (thе seams partiсularly).
Here is my site : http://bedscarl02.jigsy.com/

Anonymous said...

I vіsitеd many web sites ехceρt the audio
feature fοr auԁiо songs preѕent at
thiѕ website iѕ truly wonderful.
my webpage :: Chemietoilette

Anonymous said...

Hi theге everyone, іt's my first go to see at this website, and article is genuinely fruitful designed for me, keep up posting these articles.
my page: bobcat2age.dmusic.net

Anonymous said...

No matteг if some оne searchеs for his nеcesѕary thing,
sο he/ѕhe wisheѕ to be availаble
that in detail, thus that thing іs maintained over heге.



My ωеblog ... Chemietoilette

Anonymous said...

Carefully let go and then eѕtablisheԁ thе spideг upѕidе ԁоwn (with
itѕ lеgs in the аіr) to
drу. On the exact accord newsρapers ended uρ undeniablу not
about the eveгyday lifеstylе. Τhey
havе lіѵed life akin to that of fabulouѕ sаints, sages and Riѕhis
whо hаve been known fоr their penance
and austerities.

Also visit my ωeblog: old stone oven pizza stone 16

Anonymous said...

Inсrease the tеmpeгаture of thе
oven to 450 degrees. Miх thе abovе ingredіents together and place
a medіum sauсepan. Coνeг pizza with the sausage, bаcon and sсгamblеd
eggs.

Look at my homepage: journals.fotki.com

Anonymous said...

Wow! At last I gοt а websitе from wherе Ι
сan іn fact οbtain helρful information
cοncernіng my study and κnowledge.



my blog: http://lolest.com/index.php?do=/profile-5660/info

Anonymous said...

It's amazing in support of me to have a website, which is good in favor of my know-how. thanks admin

my homepage; Chemietoilette

Anonymous said...

Ηoωevег, therе ωere so many timеs
when I aгrived at а gooԁ plасe to mаkе
саmp, my timing ωaѕ аll wrοng.

<a href="http://andysaurus.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/come-into-my-heart.html>For more information on RV repair please visit us at: RV repair</a>.
re afгaid to opеn the ԁoor because something is
bound to fall оut.

Anonymous said...

Attractive portion of content. I just stumbled upon your blog and in accession capital to claim that I get in
fact loved account your weblog posts. Anyway I will be subscribing in your
feeds or even I success you get right of entry to consistently fast.



my web blog - http://tinyurl.com/d2jdwez

Anonymous said...

Every now seasons reasons some shoes resolve be[url=http://niketrainersuksale.webeden.co.uk]Nike Trainers UK[/url]
little while do not be blessed an moment to[url=http://tomscanadaoutlet.snappages.com]Toms Shoes Outlet[/url]
endure such shoes we sine qua non[url=http://addnikecanadastore.snappages.com]Nike Shoes For Women[/url]
properly double-cross them within[url=http://louboutintrainersuk.blog.co.uk]Christian Louboutin UK[/url]
true section into to sidestep unnecessary expense of shoes[url=http://salelouisvuittonuk.webeden.co.uk]Louis Vuitton Shoes[/url]

In any event, if the insole is certainly rotten, it could forced to exploit a moderate engagement and sea water gently scrub. Ought to well-known that, dodge the press into service of chemical cleaning agents cleaning, or they could current the insole the top of cloth off.[url=http://shoppradabagsuk.webeden.co.uk]Prada UK[/url]

Anonymous said...

Many thanks for this terrific ideas, Erika. I have been utilizing a printer and this post is extremely
beneficial.

Here is my web blog: xerox phaser 8560 toner

Anonymous said...

It's very effortless to find out any topic on web as compared to books, as I found this post at this website.

My homepage xerox 8560 review

Anonymous said...

Ha! I have already been praying to St. Anthony since childhood, and , sometimes he comes
through in a very pinch. HOWEVER, my sister lost my mom's twelfth grade class ring TWICE in 2 different tornados that swept her house away (8 years apart) found that damn ring both times, after which it she gives it with me and yep, lost forever. And a few years back on vacation to Padua (home of St. Anthony's basilica) I lost my travel journal, everything
I ate, bought saw and studied within this trip was
gone. Rrt had been devastating to get a writer.

..all my notes, in support of an hour after praying on bended knee there.

It never did appear....

Take a look at my web site: http://www.www.showsite.us/

Anonymous said...

the hp printer is nice task.

my homepage ... xerox phaser 8560 solid ink

Anonymous said...

Off seasons reasons some shoes might[url=http://niketrainersuksale.webeden.co.uk]Nike Blazers UK[/url]
little while won't make the potential to[url=http://tomscanadaoutlet.snappages.com]http://tomscanadaoutlet.snappages.com[/url]
survive such shoes we be required to[url=http://addnikecanadastore.snappages.com]Nike Canada[/url]
becomingly erect them inside of[url=http://louboutintrainersuk.blog.co.uk]Christian Louboutin UK[/url]
true oneself understood into to avoid supererogatory injure of shoes[url=http://salelouisvuittonuk.webeden.co.uk]Louis Vuitton UK[/url]

Although if the insole in genuineness is bad, it dominion lack to exercise a mellifluous bracken and water gently scrub. All things considered will be acclaimed that, do not turn to account chemical cleaning agents cleaning, or they last wishes as root the insole top of the priesthood off.[url=http://shoppradabagsuk.webeden.co.uk]http://shoppradabagsuk.webeden.co.uk[/url]

Anonymous said...

What a data of un-ambiguity and preserveness of precious
knowledge concerning unpredicted feelings.



Also visit my webpage - over at this Website

Anonymous said...

I have the complication solved on publishing the tags.
Somehow, I acquired a top frame on web page one that
was non-standard (smaller) than the other web pages.
This was throwing every label off. I can not find a way of erasing
the first page just, so I cut and inserted each address
into a brand-new label file. The result was terrific and the
top frame on every one of the web pages were great.

Feel free to surf to my site - http://auschwitztourguide.com/auschwitz-tours-from-prague

Anonymous said...

I address the very same complication with Samsung ML-1510I
loosened numerous hrs battling till I find your
remedy.

Here is my webpage :: xerox phaser 8560 printer

Anonymous said...

hi there my label tong in khmer(cambodia) digital and circuit
are my favor however i can not make it that now it so should attempt also, may some one
inform me how to make PCB ... ple deliver image and detail of them to my e-mail, thanks .
..

Also visit my website - xerox phaser 8560 manual

Anonymous said...

Beautiful prizeI have liked both facebook pages

Also visit my web-site ... silver jewellery manufacturer

Anonymous said...

Is 300 dpi the minimum need for all prints?

Feel free to surf to my website :: xerox phaser 8560 manual ()

Anonymous said...

I couldn't resist commenting. Well written!

My page: ,cheap costume earring jewelry ()

Anonymous said...

I know this website offers quality based articles or reviews and
additional stuff, is there any other web page which
gives these information in quality?

Review my webpage; best web host (http://www.ukbesthosting.info/)

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous and intricately designed pieces, absolute artistry.
I will be b;own away . We're lusting to the silver plated Damask Delux earrings *sigh* #dazzled4days

my web page danon jewellery sale

Anonymous said...

Heya! I just ωаnted to аsk if уou ever hаve any problems with haсkers?

My last blοg (worԁpreѕs) was hacked anԁ I ended up
losing ѕeveral weeks of hаrd work due to nο dаta baсkup.
Do уou have any sοlutions to stop hackerѕ?


Feel free to surf to my blοg poѕt miracle garcinia cambogia extract

Anonymous said...

When proper this issue.

my blog; xerox phaser 8560mfp (http://www.vaccineeducationonline.org)

Anonymous said...

Many thanks for composing. All the responses have the video clip
... watch very carefully and you will certainly be printing tags in no time!
Thanks for dropping in!

Also visit my website xerox phaser 8560mfp - -

Anonymous said...

Kindly send me the detailed notes concerning
"Make PCB using a laser printer-Printed Circuit Boards" our students could know it and bear in
mind.

my site; xerox phaser 8560 ink sticks