MOIST RED VELVET CUPCAKES

Moist Red Velvet Cupcakes image

Little versions of classic red velvet cake! Frost with cream cheese frosting or white frosting.

Provided by pinkspoonula

Categories Desserts Cakes Holiday Cake Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

½ cup butter
1 ½ cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 fluid ounce red food coloring
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
2 cups all-purpose flour
⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 12 cup muffin pans or line with 20 paper baking cups.
In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in the eggs, buttermilk, red food coloring and vanilla. Stir in the baking soda and vinegar. Combine the flour, cocoa powder and salt; stir into the batter just until blended. Spoon the batter into the prepared cups, dividing evenly.
Bake in the preheated oven until the tops spring back when lightly pressed, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pan set over a wire rack. When cool, arrange the cupcakes on a serving platter and frost with desired frosting.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 160.2 calories, Carbohydrate 26 g, Cholesterol 31.3 mg, Fat 5.5 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 263.8 mg, Sugar 15.7 g