Gluten Free Red Velvet Cupcakes

by: Ms. Hull (4th Grade Teacher)

My son only likes cupcakes with chocolate frosting, so we make these half and half- half of the cupcakes get cream cheese frosting and the other half get chocolate frosting. Delicious either way!

Source: This recipe is our family’s version of a recipe we found in the “America’s Test Kitchen: How Can it Be Gluten Free” cookbook. We tweaked a few things to make it work for us. Hope you enjoy!

Ingredients

1.5 cups King Arthur Gluten Free Measure for Measure Flour 
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 cups sugar
2/3 cup sour cream
6 TBS vegetable oil
2 large eggs
1 TBS red food coloring
1.5 teaspoons vanilla

Recipe Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line 12 -cup muffin tin with cupcake liners.
  2. Whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk sugar, sour cream, oil, eggs, food coloring, and vanilla. Stir until combined.
  4. Whisk in flour mixture until the batter is thoroughly combined.
  5. Using an ice cream scoop or a large spoon, portion batter evenly into the muffin tin.
  6. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 18-20 minutes.
  7. Let cupcakes cool for about 1 hour.
  8. Spread cream cheese frosting over the top of cupcakes and serve!