Green Velvet Grinch Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcake Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup melted salted butter
- 3 eggs at room temperature
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk at room temperature
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- 2-4 tsp red and green food coloring
- White sanding sugar
- Small heart sprinkles
Frosting Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2-4 tbsp heavy cream or milk at room temperature
Instructions
For the Cupcakes:
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a muffin tin with liners. Also, give a 9-inch cake pan a quick spray with nonstick cooking spray and set it aside.
- In a stand mixer, mix together granulated sugar, oil, melted butter, eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk on medium-low for about 1 minute.
- Add white vinegar, flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Mix on low until smooth.
- Take out 1 cup of batter, dye it red. Add green food dye to the remaining batter. Cover with plastic wrap until needed.
- Pour the green batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for 15 minutes. Allow it to cool to room temperature and then freeze it for at least 30 minutes.
- Use a ½ inch heart cookie cutter to punch out 12 hearts from the red cake. Fill each muffin tin ⅓ full, press a heart in each one, cover with batter, and bake for 20 minutes or until done. Let them cool completely.
For the Frosting:
- In the stand mixer, beat butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, salt, and 2 tablespoons of heavy cream or milk until smooth (about 2 minutes).
- Add additional heavy cream, 1 tablespoon at a time, until you get the desired consistency.
For Assembly:
- Put the frosting into a piping bag with a large tip (I used 1M) and pipe a swirl on each cupcake.
- Top with a heart, white sanding sugar, and there you have it! Enjoy these cupcakes, and they’ll stay fresh at room temperature for up to 4 days.