This is how you make the Red Velvet cupcakes from the Waldorf Astoria

Say wine, snacks or haute cuisine and the gourmands at online food magazine FavorFlav know where to drink, how to eat it and what to cook. This time our cheffies serve you: the recipe for the famous red velvet cupcakes from the chic Waldorf Astoria.

There is a new edition of the renowned Afternoon Tea from the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Amsterdam. And believe us: you don't want to miss this. Because the savory and sweet bites served here are nothing less than delicious works of art. But for all the sweet tooths, we have good news: we are sharing the recipe for the chic red velvet cupcakes.

INGREDIENTS

For the cupcake batter:

205 grams of sugar
80 grams of butter
150 grams of eggs (about 3)
160 grams of flour
5 grams of baking powder
1.5 grams of baking soda
5 grams of salt
8 grams of cocoa powder
10 grams of beet powder (or 8 grams of red dye)
10 grams of red dye
1 vanilla powder

For the frosting
250 grams of cream cheese
60 grams of butter
50 grams of powdered sugar
half a vanilla pod

How to make the red velvet cupcakes

• Preheat the oven to 165 degrees.
• Beat the butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Then add one egg at a time until the batter is smooth.
• Mix all the dry ingredients together in another bowl.
• Heat the milk and add the red dye to it.
• Mix the egg mixture, the dry ingredients, and the warm milk together with a hand mixer.
• If you are not using paper cupcake liners, grease the cupcake pan with butter.
• Bake the cupcakes for about 15 minutes. To check if the cakes are done, you can poke a skewer into them. If it comes out dry without batter, then the cupcakes are ready.

How to make the frosting

• Mix the butter with the powdered sugar.
• Then add the seeds from the vanilla pod.
• Continue to beat until the mixture has a pale, white color before adding the cream cheese and beating until smooth.
• Let the cupcakes cool completely before piping the frosting on top. Use a piping bag and a nozzle of your choice for this.
• If a cupcake doesn't come out of the mold perfectly, you can crumble it and sprinkle it over the frosting of the decorated cupcakes.