Red Velvet Cupcakes. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Mix in sour cream, milk, food color and vanilla. I did alter it because i did not have buttermilk.

Ingredients of Red Velvet Cupcakes

1. It’s 2 1/2 cups of flour.
2. It’s 1/2 cup of cocoa powder.
3. You need 1 tsp of baking soda.
4. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
5. It’s 1 cup of softened butter.
6. It’s 2 cups of sugar.
7. You need 4 of eggs.
8. Prepare 1 cup of sour cream.
9. You need 1/2 cup of milk.
10. It’s 1 ounce of red food coloring.
11. It’s 2 tsp of vanilla extract.
12. You need 1 pkg (8 oz) of cream cheese.
13. It’s 1/4 cup of softened butter.
14. You need 2 tbsp of sour cream.
15. It’s 2 tsp of vanilla extract.
16. Prepare 16 oz of powdered sugar.

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Red Velvet Cupcakes step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in large bowl..
2. Cream together softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then beat in eggs..
3. Mix in sour cream, milk, vanilla, and food coloring. Beat in dry mixture until just blended, do not overmix..
4. Spoon batter into around 26 regular size muffin cups, filling about 2/3 full. Bake for 20 minutes, or for 12 minutes if using mini muffin cups..
5. Beat softened butter with vanilla until smooth, then add sifted confectioners sugar until a thick buttercream forms..
6. Add room temperature cream cheese last and beat on the lowest setting for one minute until just combined..
7. Pipe cream cheese frosting onto cooled cupcakes and decorate as desired..

In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder. In a large bowl gently beat together the oil, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vinegar and vanilla with a handheld electric mixer. Red Velvet Frosting: Place the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, and mix on medium speed just until combined. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure even mixing. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl.