Red Velvet Cupcakes

Ingredients

3/4 cup all purpose flour

1/4 cup dark cocoa powder

1/2 stick butter, at room temperature

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup buttermilk

2 large eggs

1 tsp vinegar

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 oz red food color

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350F.

2. In a small bowl, sift the flour, cocoa powder and salt to remove any lumps (dry ingredients).

3. In a separate bowl, mix together buttermilk, vinegar, vanilla extract and red food color (wet ingredients).

4. Beat sugar and butter for 3-5 minutes until smooth.

5. Crack and pour the eggs into the sugar-butter and mix for 1-2 minutes.

6. Slowly add and mix the dry ingredients and wet ingredients alternately on medium speed starting and ending with dry ingredients.

7. Pour the prepared batter into cupcake holders and bake for 20 minutes or until done.

After the cupcakes were done, cool them off on a rack. For the icing, I used cream cheese icing and they tasted moist and perfect. I took them to a beach party and they were devoured in minutes.