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. Prepare 1/4 cup of Butter.
2. You need 3/4 cup of White sugar.
3. Prepare 1 of Egg.
4. Prepare 1/2 cup of Buttermilk.
5. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Vanilla.
6. Prepare 1 tbsp of Red food dye.
7. It’s 1/2 cup of Applesauce.
8. It’s 3/4 tsp of Baking soda.
9. You need 1 1/2 tsp of White vinegar.
10. It’s 1 cup of Flour.
11. It’s 2 tbsp of Cocoa powder.
12. It’s 2 tsp of Cocoa powder.
13. You need 1/2 tsp of Salt.
14. Prepare of Frosting.
15. It’s 1/4 cup of Butter.
16. It’s 8 oz of Cream cheese.
17. You need 1 1/2 tsp of Vanilla.
18. It’s 2 cup of Powdered sugar.

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Red Velvet Cupcakes instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Cream butter until smooth. Add sugar slowly and cream together until fluffy..
3. Mix in egg, buttermilk, vanilla, and red food coloring. Add applesauce and mix.
4. In a separate bowl, mix baking soda and vinegar. It will fizzle, when it stops fizzling, mix into batter.
5. Combine flour, cocoa powder, and salt, and mix into batter. Scoop into cupcake tins, and bake for 10-12 minutes.
6. To make frosting: Cream butter until smooth, add cream cheese and mix until smooth, mix in vanilla and powdered sugar. Beat until well blended and no lumps.

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.