This recipe for Homemade Green Velvet Cupcakes tastes just like red velvet cake but is green instead of red. Incredibly moist and delicious!
THE PERFECT HOLIDAY CUPCAKE RECIPE
This recipe for Homemade Green Velvet Cupcakes is super versatile. Perfect for the Christmas holidays or St. Patricks Day! Just change the food coloring to convert it to a red velvet cupcake!
TIPS FOR MAKING GREEN VELVET CUPCAKES
- I am using cake flour in this recipe. You can find it in the baking aisle of your grocery store. One of the more popular brand names for cake flour is "Swans Down." I have started experimenting with this flour in my baked goods and I really think it makes a difference in how fluffy it turns out. If you can't find it, you can use all-purpose flour. Just sift it before using.
- The difference between cake flour and all-purpose flour is cake flour is made with a soft winter wheat grain and is very finely milled. The protein content is also lower than all-purpose flour which means it produces less gluten. So you end up with a lighter, fluffier and less dense baked good.
- I am also using gel food coloring. The same one I used for my RICE KRISPIES CHRISTMAS WREATHS. The color is called "Kelly Green" and it produces a deeper green flavor than the bottled liquid food coloring. If you can't find gel food coloring, then you will probably need to use an entire bottle of green food coloring to produce the same results.
- I also recommend buying a small bottle of buttermilk for this recipe. The thick richness of real buttermilk really adds to the moistness of the cupcakes. It's the fat in the buttermilk that we want here.
- You can top these cupcakes with your favorite frosting. I used the same frosting on these that I use on my ONE BOWL CHOCOLATE CAKE recipe. But a BUTTERCREAM FROSTING or even a MARSHMALLOW FROSTING would also work!
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
- cake flour
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- baking soda
- baking powder
- salt
- unsalted butter
- granulated sugar
- large egg
- vanilla extract
- white distilled vinegar
- buttermilk
- green gel food coloring
HOW TO MAKE GREEN VELVET CUPCAKES:
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a cupcake tin with paper liners, set aside. Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a medium-sized bowl, set aside.
Pour the butter into a large bowl and add the sugar, stir together until combined.
Add the egg and stir in until combined. Add the vanilla and vinegar, stir to combine.
Add the flour mixture and stir it in until fully combined with no dry patches.
Add the buttermilk, stir until combined.
Scrape down the sides well and add the food coloring until everything is dyed green.
Fill the liners evenly, a little more than ¼ cup batter into each cupcake liner.
Bake for 15-18 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool in the cupcake tin for 5 minutes. Place cupcakes on a wire rack to cool completely. Add frosting of your choice!
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Homemade Green Velvet Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cups cake flour, sifted
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon white distilled vinegar
- ⅔ cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon green gel food coloring (I used Kelly Green)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a cupcake tin with paper liners, set aside.
- Scrape down the sides well and add the food coloring until everything is dyed green.
- Let cool in the cupcake tin for 5 minutes. Place cupcakes on a wire rack to cool completely.
- Add frosting of your choice!
Notes
- I am using cake flour in this recipe. You can find it in the baking aisle of your grocery store. One of the more popular brand names for cake flour is "Swans Down." I have started experimenting with this flour in my baked goods and I really think it makes a difference in how fluffy it turns out. If you can't find it, you can use all-purpose flour. Just sift it before using.
- The difference between cake flour and all-purpose flour is cake flour is made with a soft winter wheat grain and is very finely milled. The protein content is also lower than all-purpose flour which means it produces less gluten. So you end up with a lighter, fluffier and less dense baked good.
- I am also using gel food coloring. The same one I used for my RICE KRISPIES CHRISTMAS WREATHS. The color is called "Kelly Green" and it produces a deeper green flavor than the bottled liquid food coloring. If you can't find gel food coloring, then you will probably need to use an entire bottle of green food coloring to produce the same results.
- I also recommend buying a small bottle of buttermilk for this recipe. The thick richness of real buttermilk really adds to the moistness of the cupcakes. It's the fat in the buttermilk that we want here.
- You can top these cupcakes with your favorite frosting. I used the same frosting on these that I use on my ONE BOWL CHOCOLATE CAKE recipe. But a CREAM CHEESE FROSTING or even a MARSHMALLOW FROSTING would also work!
Nutrition
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Kathy Okelly
I’m going to try this today I think I have all the ingredients already I will let you know looks so good and it would be perfect for St. Patrick’s Day
Leah
Could this be made into a cake or is it enough batter for a cake?
Brandie @ The Country Cook
Hi Leah! You would need to double the recipe to have enough for a cake. 🙂