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Lola’s Cupcakes has shared the recipe for its much-loved Red Velvet cupcakes, for those who are craving the popular sweet treat.

The British bakery chain, which has been closed during the pandemic, is still offering delivery and collection at selected stores.

But for those who can’t get to a branch, Lola‘s took to Instagram to share the simple seven-step guide to recreating one of its favourites. 

Doing a one-hour Q&A bake-along, one of their chefs revealed you need 14 ingredients – including butter, sugar, red food colouring, flour, milk, dark chocolate and one egg.

She then shared the four ingredients to make the delicious cream cheese topping for the cakes, before sprinkling the crumbs from prebaked cupcake on top.

The whole process only takes an hour, including preparation time and around 20 minutes of oven baking at 180C. Here, FEMAIL shares the recipe.

How to make Lola’s red velvet cupcakes 

Ingredients

Cupcakes 

  • 110g Butter
  • 160g Caster sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla bean paste
  • 1/2 tsp Red food colouring paste
  • 1 egg
  • 3 T sunflower oil
  • 3/4 T white wine vinegar or lemon
  • 35g Dark chocolate (melted)
  • 190g Plain flour
  • 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 3/4 T Unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 70ml Single cream
  • 70ml Whole milk
  • 35g Ground almonds (optional) 

Cream cheese Icing
  • 60g Butter
  • 1 tsp Vanilla bean paste
  • 200g Icing sugar
  • 400g Cream cheese

Method 

Cupcake

  1. Beat butter, sugar, vanilla together until light and fluffy
  2. Add egg, and melted chocolate and beat until fully incorporated
  3. In a separate bowl, mix together milk, cream and oil, then add into butter mixture
  4. Add in dry ingredients, flour, ground almonds, baking powder and cocoa and beat until red colouring is fully mixed through
  5. In a small bowl add the vinegar to baking soda, mix thoroughly and then pour into cake batter, folding through until fully combined
  6. Scoop into cupcake cases roughly 2/3 full
  7. Bake for 18-22 mins at 180C

Cream cheese icing
  1. Beat butter until light and fluffy and whiter in colour
  2. Add in icing sugar, and vanilla and stir until mixed through, then beat with electric beater until fully incorporated
  3. Add in cream cheese and beat until combined (be careful not to overmix)
  4. Squeeze into a piping bag and apply in a circular motion to the top of the cupcake then sprinkle with crumbs from a prebaked red velvet cupcake 
Lola's Cupcakes have shared the recipe for the beloved Red Velvet cupcakes, for those who are craving the popular sweet treat. Begin by beating butter, sugar, vanilla together until light and fluffy

Lola's Cupcakes have shared the recipe for the beloved Red Velvet cupcakes, for those who are craving the popular sweet treat. Begin by beating butter, sugar, vanilla together until light and fluffy

Lola’s Cupcakes have shared the recipe for the beloved Red Velvet cupcakes, for those who are craving the popular sweet treat. Begin by beating butter, sugar, vanilla together until light and fluffy

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Add egg, and melted chocolate and beat until fully incorporated In a separate bowl, mix together milk, cream and oil, then add into butter mixture

Add egg, and melted chocolate and beat until fully incorporated In a separate bowl, mix together milk, cream and oil, then add into butter mixture

Add egg, and melted chocolate and beat until fully incorporated In a separate bowl, mix together milk, cream and oil, then add into butter mixture
Add in dry ingredients, flour, ground almonds, baking powder and cocoa and beat until red colouring is fully mixed through before spooning it into the tray's cupcake cases

Add in dry ingredients, flour, ground almonds, baking powder and cocoa and beat until red colouring is fully mixed through before spooning it into the tray's cupcake cases

Add in dry ingredients, flour, ground almonds, baking powder and cocoa and beat until red colouring is fully mixed through before spooning it into the tray’s cupcake cases

Bake for 18-22 mins at 180C until they have risen and resemble the above image

Bake for 18-22 mins at 180C until they have risen and resemble the above image

Bake for 18-22 mins at 180C until they have risen and resemble the above image

Icing: Beat butter until light and fluffy and whiter in colour Add in icing sugar, and vanilla and stir until mixed through, then beat with electric beater until fully incorporated

Icing: Beat butter until light and fluffy and whiter in colour Add in icing sugar, and vanilla and stir until mixed through, then beat with electric beater until fully incorporated

Icing: Beat butter until light and fluffy and whiter in colour Add in icing sugar, and vanilla and stir until mixed through, then beat with electric beater until fully incorporated
Add in cream cheese and beat until combined (be careful not to overmix) Squeeze into a piping bag and apply in a circular motion to the top of the cupcake

Add in cream cheese and beat until combined (be careful not to overmix) Squeeze into a piping bag and apply in a circular motion to the top of the cupcake

Add in cream cheese and beat until combined (be careful not to overmix) Squeeze into a piping bag and apply in a circular motion to the top of the cupcake

After decorating the cupcakes with the icing, sprinkle with crumbs from a prebaked red velvet cupcake

After decorating the cupcakes with the icing, sprinkle with crumbs from a prebaked red velvet cupcake

After decorating the cupcakes with the icing, sprinkle with crumbs from a prebaked red velvet cupcake

Voila! The whole process only takes a n hour, including preparation time and around 20 minutes of oven baking at 180C

Voila! The whole process only takes a n hour, including preparation time and around 20 minutes of oven baking at 180C

Voila! The whole process only takes a n hour, including preparation time and around 20 minutes of oven baking at 180C
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