Red Velvet Cupcakes

I made 2 dozen of these for my mom's birthday in February and had kept the last one to snap a photo of. But The Gardener ate it :( Ironically, I left a few in the fridge after I made this new batch the other day but he didn't even touch them...grumble grumble grumble...I have to stick a jumongous sticky note on his computer monitor before he remembers to eat anything...grumble grumble grumbles somemore...

Digressing.

Everyone loved these simple but pretty cupcakes during my mom's birthday dinner. My eldest niece even brought one home to have for breakfast the next day. I made the icing from mascarpone the first time, and it was fabulous! Light but still dairy tasty. However, since mascarpone is rather expensive over here, I decided to switch back to the original cream cheese icing. And to my pleasant surprise, it was yum yum yummy! Not as dreadfully rich as I was expecting it to be. Not overly sweet either. I guess incorporating the whipping cream really lightened it up. The Gardener's family loved them :D And psst...I had 3 myself. Recipe followed to the T from JoyOfBaking.

Before icing. They're supposed to be redder than this, but the thought of adding that much food colouring sickens me a little. 

Pinkish delights

After icing

Meant to be piped but cannot be bothered :P I think it looks better this way. Less fuss. All goes in the mouth then stomach anyway...

Like this :D Sorry, all gone by now. Recipe definitely a keeper! Orders anyone?