Green Velvet Cupcakes- A festive touch on the classic velvet cupcake! Bright green cupcakes topped with a thick layer of cream cheese frosting.

Ingredients Needed:

Flour
Baking soda
Vinegar
Butter
Sugar
Unsweetened cocoa powder
Egg
Green food coloring
Vanilla
Milk
Cream cheese
Powdered sugar

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Butter and Cream Cheese: For the cupcakes and frosting, be sure they are softened. If they are too cold, it could affect the the consistency of both.

Milk: Regular dairy milk or a plant based (cashew, almond, etc) variety will all work.

Recipe Notes:

This recipe makes just 6 cupcakes, instead of the standard 12. If desired, you can double it for the full dozen.
Don’t over mix your batter! Simple mix until there are no dry spots left in the batter. Overmixing may give you dense cupcakes.

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Yield: 6 cupcakes

Green Velvet Cupcakes

Name: Green Velvet Cupcakes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 oz cream cheese, softened; 1/4 cup butter, softened; 1 tsp vanilla; 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 1/4 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp vinegar; 3/4 cup flour; dash of salt; 1 TBSP unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/4 cup butter, softened; 2/3 cup sugar; 1 egg; 1 tsp vanilla; 1/4 cup milk; 1 TBSP green food coloring

A festive touch on the classic velvet cupcake! Bright green cupcakes topped with a thick layer of cream cheese frosting.

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp vinegar
3/4 cup flour
dash of salt
1 TBSP unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup milk
1 TBSP green food coloring

FOR FROSTING:

4 oz cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 6 count muffin/cupcake pan or line with liners.
In a small bowl, mix together vinegar and baking soda. Set aside.
In a bowl, whisk together flour, salt and cocoa powder. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar until creamy. Add in egg, vanilla and baking soda mixture. Mix to combined. Gradually, add in flour mixture and milk. Alternating between the two. Add in green food coloring and mix to combine.
Divided batter evenly into prepared pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Let cupcakes cool completely before frosting.
Make Frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter until creamy. Add in powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until totally combined. Frost on cooled cupcakes.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 409Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 71mgSodium: 216mgCarbohydrates: 64gFiber: 1gSugar: 51gProtein: 4g

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