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Red Velvet Cupcakes




Source of Recipe


Southern Living


List of Ingredients




1½ cups sugar
2 cups vegetable oil
2 large eggs
2 (1 ounce) bottles red food coloring
1 tsp white vinegar
2½ cups all-purpose flour
2 T cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla

FROSTING

½ cup butter, softened
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 box powdereed sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Recipe



Beat sugar and oil at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Add food coloring and vinegar, beating until blended.
Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; add to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating just until blended. Stir in vanilla. Pour batter into muffin tins lined with paper liners, filling two-thirds full.
Bake at 350° for 18 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pans, and cool completely on a wire rack. Spread generously with cream cheese frosting. Sprinkle with coconut, if desired.
Yield: 26 cupcakes

FROSTING

Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speed until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla.
Yield: 2¼ cups