Recipe: Chocolate Chip Red Velvet Cookies

I made these ages ago but I never got around to posting up the recipe soooo here it is now.  They were utterly delicious and if you like red velvet cupcakes, I think you'll like these! I also think these will be super festive for the 4th of July.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups flour
3 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
1 or 2 tsp vanilla
1 or 2 tsp red food coloring (maybe blue food coloring for the Fourth of July)
1/2 cup chocolate chips (you can use white chocolate chips for Valentine's Day or Christmas or even Fourth of July)

Preheat the oven to 350°. In a bowl whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt and then set aside.

With a hand mixer, whip together the butter, sugar and vinegar until pale and fluffy about 3 to 4 minutes. Mix in egg. Add in the vanilla and red food coloring. Blend well and then slowly add in the dry ingredients. Once well combined, mix in the chocolate chips.

Shape the dough into balls; about a tablespoon each. Place each onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or sprayed with Pam.  In my oven it took about 11 minutes, but keep a close eye on them to make sure they don't burn.  Allow to cool on the cookie sheet.

Store in an airtight container in between layers of parchment paper.

I can't wait to make these again!  Who knows, maybe I'll make them for the bbq this weekend! And if I wait to make them for the 4th of July I'll make them with white chocolate chips.  I'll probably make a blue variety then as well!

Recipe: Chocolate Chip Red Velvet cupcakes

I absolutely love Paula Deen and I love her recipe for Red Velvet Cake. It comes out wonderfully moist and delicious. Here's my version as cupcakes with chocolate chips and a cream cheese frosting!

Homemade Chocolate Chip Red Velvet Cupcakes before frosting

For the Red Velvet Cupcakes:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1-2 tablespoons of semi-sweet cocoa powder
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups olive oil (or another lighter oil such as canola or sunflower oil)
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 (1-ounce) bottle red food coloring (but you only need a few drops)
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 a package of semi sweet or dark chocolate chips

For the cream cheese frosting:
1/2 cup margarine
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
1/4 to 1/2 a box confectioners' sugar (depending on your taste), sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla


For the Red Velvet Cake:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line your cupcake tins.

Cream the sugar and eggs together in a large bowl.

Sift the flour, baking soda and cocoa into the sugar and egg mixture. As far as I'm concerned, the more cocoa you add, the better the cupcakes will taste and the darker your red velvet will look (I've occassionally been so overzealous that my red velvet has wound up simply looking like chocolate cake).

In a separate bowl mix the oil, vinegar, food coloring (add until you get the desired redness, remembering that the coco will later make it appear richer), and vanilla together. Add slowly to the other bowl along with the buttermilk, beating continuously until well blended. Blend in the chocolate chips. The more the better!

Once smooth with no lumps, pour the batter into the cupcake tins about 3/4 of the way full. Tap to even out the batter and release air bubbles. Bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Cool completely before frosting.

For the frosting:
Cream the margarine and cream cheese well when at room temperature. Add sugar and beat until mixed but not to the point that it loses its shape. Mix in the vanilla and put in the fridge until ready for use. I like to put the frosting into a ziplock bag, cut of the tip and decorate the cupcakes with a large swirl pattern. Sprinkle the finished cupcakes with a light dusting of cocoa powder.

Brownies, mmm mmm good

oh yes there will be brownies today... I need to bake so I can work... strange right?? lol it functions though
post yummy brownie pics later though!....
soo forgot to take brownie pix... these are red velvet cupcakes!! even better lol!!


~raspberry truffle

Red Velvet...

my cupcakes without frosting, I have to get the other pictures from Giulia, with the cupcakes all finished, and there was another cake as well

So for the last few weeks, I've been wanting to make cupcakes.. and I finally did yesterday, I spent almost the entire afternoon baking... I made 24 cupcakes and 2 mini cakes... yes exaggerated I know, but it made me feel a little calmer and put me into a tranquil place... lol and I only ate 2 cupcakes (red velvet of course) and a little bit of cake, which considering is not bad at all... they came out delicious even though I had no measuring utensils lol...
Red velvet and chocolate cupcakes, yes I had a good day yesterday... and I shared lots of cupcakes!! :) they're currently almost gone...
I'll post more pix up later but for now I have to write.

~Raspberry Truffle