Red Velvet Cupcakes
Ingredients
  • 1⅓ cups cake flour
  • 2 tbsp. cocoa powder (Ghirardelli)
  • 1½ tsp. baking powder
  • ⅛ tsp. salt
  • 4 tbsp. butter, room temperature
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup buttermilk, room temperature
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • ½ tsp. distilled white vinegar
  • 2 tbsp. red food coloring- gel
  • Frosting- 2½ cups powdered sugar
  • ½ brick cream cheese
  • ½ stick butter, softened
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 tbsp. milk
Instructions
  1. Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl.
  2. In a larger bowl, beat butter for one minute, then add sugar, beat until fluffy.
  3. Add eggs one at a time, beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
  4. Add oil, buttermilk, vinegar, then vanilla and mix well.
  5. Add dry ingredients to liquid mixture, ⅓ at a time, mix well, scraping sides of bowl.
  6. Add drops of red food coloring till desired color.
  7. Pour batter into cupcake lined pan.
  8. Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes.
  9. Frosting- Cream butter and cream cheese, add 2 cups powdered sugar.
  10. Add vanilla, beat well.
  11. Alternate adding rest of powdered sugar with a little milk, beating until consistency to frost.
  12. When cooled, use a piping bag with your favorite tip to frost cupcakes.
Notes
Only a few drops of gel food coloring will give a nice red color to cupcake.
Recipe by my heart bakes at https://myheartbakes.com/red-velvet-cupcakes-2/