I wasn’t the only one obsessed with Red Velvet Cake this weekend. Fuzz got in on the act and made some Red Velvet Applesauce Cupcakes! This recipe is from our friend Laura, but Fuzz used applesauce in place of some of the oil. The applesauce does cut the fat a bit, but it also adds moisture and kind of an interesting flavor.
Red Velvet Applesauce Cupcakes Video
These are especially good once they're completely cooled and frosted and all the flavors come together. Plus, they're so easy to make that Fuzz was able to come indoors from playing and make this quick video demonstration. This is our first shot at making videos and we're still in the learning phase, but it was kind of fun.
Here's recipe. if you don’t want to use the applesauce, you can go use the same amount of oil in its place.
Recipe
Fuzz's Cooking Video -- Red Velvet Applesauce Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups cake flour (140 grams)
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened natural style cocoa powder
- ¾ cup sugar (150 grams)
- 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 6 tablespoons drained applesauce** or use 6 T. oil
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon red food coloring McCormick
- ½ cup Greek yogurt or sour cream full fat type
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 6 oz cream cheese, softened (170 grams)
- 4 oz butter, softened (114 grams)
- ½ pound 1 ¾ cups powdered sugar, sifted
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-2 tablespoons sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
- Mix the cake flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder together in a small bowl and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the sugar, oil, drained applesauce, egg, vinegar, vanilla and red food coloring. Now whisk in the Greek yogurt.
- With a spoon, stir in the flour mixture and mix until smooth.
- Fill paper lined muffin cups about ⅔ of the way full and bake at 350°F ~20-22 min until tops spring back and toothpick comes out clean. Set the cupcakes on a rack to cool then ice with cream cheese frosting.
- Whip the butter and cream cheese together in a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until creamed. Gradually add powdered sugar to the mixture and scrape down the bowl as needed. Add the vanilla and mix until combined. Add sour cream if you like the flavor of it, otherwise just leave it out.
Gina says
"You are probably gonna do a better job than I am because you are probably not nine years old." LOL! She's hilarious!
zoe says
Fuzz, I love the video! I am about you're age and I made a cooking video too. the cupcakes look like they taste great. Good job!
beth says
Fuzz is a natural. She has a great speaking voice and did very well with explaining the steps! Love Red Velvet and the red nail polish. Fuzz, you inspired my daughter to make a cooking video too. Great job.
beth
Laura says
You're very welcome for the recipe. 🙂 Tell Emma she did a fabulous job with it, and that I really enjoyed her video. I'm so happy that she liked the cupcakes.
Katrina says
Awesome video! My favorite part is her trying to get the last of the yogurt out. 😉
She's a natural--in the kitchen and on video. Thanks for sharing. My boys won't even let me take their picture anymore. sigh
Shannon in Canada says
Love her! That was terrific!
Louise says
Oh my gosh. Your home video is adorable. Food Network should do a special featuring children. Fuzz would be right there. How fun.
Lee says
So cute, i remember baking with my little grandaughter too
Shelly says
I believe a "star is born"! One day this will be played on Leno when Fuzz is a adult and when she least expects it!
Sue says
That was an absolutely adorable video of Fuzz demoing how to make red velvet cupcakes. She did an AWESOME job.
Love her stage presence. Love the part where she cracks the egg, 'cause there's history with my own kids cracking eggs and she does it flawlessly. And I love the fingernail polish.
Katy says
Applesauce is a great sub for oil, especially in cakes and quick breads! Thanks Fuzz, awesome video - I'm definitely making these soon!
As an aside, my hubby is a videographer, and he uses Final Cut Pro (Mac) for all his editing. I think there's a version called Final Cut Express, which might be a little simpler - I know everything I've seen him do with FCP has been way over my head. LOL
karen says
Fantastic! I loved it! I love that Fuzz is barefoot, we are usually barefoot in this house, too.
Gloria says
Love the video-she is a natural! I also didn't think to drain applesauce when using it as an oil substitute. Thanks Fuzz for the tip! Love your double ovens too. They are only a dream for me...:^(
Amy says
Thanks Fuzz, for the tutorial!
Is that a half cup of Greek yogurt?
Thanks 🙂
Darlene says
Wonderful job! I learned something new, I should drain applesauce when using as an oil substitute.
Esther says
Aww, she's so cute! I can tell that she will be an awesome baker one day. 🙂 I also use Windows Movie Maker, but it always freezes on me and then I lose most of my work. However, I don't know any other better software you can use.
Ronna says
Your little girl is not so little anymore! Great job, Fuzz!
HeartofGlass says
Your daughter is so personable and well-spoken! A true natural! I think she may need a bigger bowl next time, though!
Amy D says
SO CUTE!! She did a great job too!!
lisa says
Hi Anna & Fuzz
Just a wonderful mother-daughter experience. I have a flipvidwo, too and love editing with iphoto.
Emily says
I don't think I could do a better job than her! She's a good baker for a nine year old! I loved the video.
T. Martin says
Anna,
Time has really flown... I remember a post you did just a couple of years back where Fuzz got frustrated while trying to help you bake and here she is starring in a video for the blog. I am enjoying watching her grow up :-).
vanillasugarblog says
oh my gosh how cute is she? i need to get a flip camera. all i know is mac computers have the best video editing software.
Anna says
We had a lot of fun playing around with the little Flip video camera. What I need to learn now is editing. There are some parts where I could add more transitions, but I'm using something called Windows Movie Maker and don't really know what I'm doing. It's fun a fun learning process. Does anyone have easy video editing software to recommend?
Cakelaw says
Loved this post and the video. The idea of subbing in applesauce for oil is a good one.
Jane says
I love the video! Fuzz is a natural in front of the camera. Well done!