Red Velvet Cupcakes

• For this recipe you will need:
  2 1/2 c. All-purpose flour
  1 1/2 c. Sugar
  1 tsp. Baking Soda
  1 tsp. Salt
  1/2 c. Cocoa Powder
  1 1/2 c. Vegetable Oil
  1 c. Buttermilk
  2 lg. Eggs
  1 Tbsp. Red Food Coloring
  1 tsp. Apple Cider Vinegar
  2 tsp. Vanilla
  
• Directions:
  Preheat oven to 350
  Line muffin tins with cupcake paper-preferably the foil kind
  In a med. mixing bowl, sift together; flour, sugar, baking soda, salt & cocoa powder
  In a lg. mixing bowl beat or whip together well; oil, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vinegar & vanilla. Add dry ingredients until smooth. Do not overwork batter or your cupcakes will be stiff.
  Divide batter into tins about 3/4 of the way full
  Bake at 22-25 minutes.
  Cool completely before frosting with delicious frosting below
  
• Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
  1 brick cream cheese
  1 stick of butter
  1 tsp. Vanilla
  2 c. sifted confectioners sugar
  Combine all ingredients and let chill at least 30 min. before frosting.

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yield: about 24

Recipe created by: Ana Cabrera,