Red Velvet Cupcakes

Red Velvet Cupcakes

I got this recipe from a website called Annie's Eats. I've found some recipes I've loved and ones that I havent as much, but this one was delicious AND pretty, which makes you look like your way more legit then you probably are [or maybe thats just me haha..] Enjoy!

For the cake: 2½ cups cake flour 1½ cups sugar 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tbsp. cocoa powder 1 tsp. salt 2 large eggs 1½ cups vegetable oil 1 cup buttermilk 2 tbsp. (1 oz.) liquid red food coloring 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 tsp. distilled white vinegar For the frosting: 8 oz. cream cheese 5 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature 2 tsp. vanilla extract 2½ cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted Directions: Preheat the oven to 350° F.  Line cupcake pans with paper liners.  Combine the cake flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa powder and salt; whisk to blend.  Combine the eggs, vegetable oil, buttermilk, food coloring, vanilla and vinegar.  Beat on medium speed until well blended.  Mix in the dry ingredients on low speed and beat until smooth, about 2 minutes. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared liners.  Bake, rotating the pans halfway through baking, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 18 minutes.  Let cool in the pans 5-10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. To make the frosting, combine the cream cheese and butter in the bowl of an electric mixer.  Beat on medium-high speed until well combined and smooth, about 2-3 minutes.  Mix in the vanilla extract.  Gradually beat in the confectioners’ sugar until totally incorporated, increase the speed and then beat until smooth.   Then you just frost those suckers, and I like to drizzle them with chocolate sauce as well. DIVINE ladies. Enjoy! -Julia