Red Velvet Cupcakes

I am a huge fan of red velvet cake. I absolutely love the cream cheese frosting and the taste of biting into a piece of red velvet cake. I don't know how to explain it, but there is just something about the texture and flavors that really gets to me. With this in mind, I decided to combine my love of the cupcakes and red velvet cake to create red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting.

This recipe turned out great. My family and friends loved them. The sour cream in the frosting really added a nice kick to the flavor. The only downside to the cupcakes was that I did not put enough batter in the cupcake tins. They turned out a little smaller than I hoped. The recipe and frosting also took a little longer to make than I thought, but the results were definitely worth the extra time.

Prep Time: ~20 minutes

Cook Time: 20 to 25 minutes

Servings: 30

Batter

2 ½ cups flour

½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1-teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

1-cup butter, softened

2 cups sugar

4 eggs

1-cup sour cream

½ cup milk

1 (1 ounce) bottle of red food coloring

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Red velvet batter

Cream Cheese Frosting

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

¼ cup butter, softened

2 tablespoons sour cream

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 (16 ounce) box of confectioners’ sugar

Cream cheese frosting

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.

Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed for about 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time.

Mix in sour cream, milk, food coloring and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until just blended. Do not overbeat.

Spoon batter into 30 paper lined muffin cups, filling each cup 2/3 full.

Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cupcake comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely. Frost with cream cheese frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting: Beat cream cheese, softened, butter, sour cream and vanilla extract in large bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners’ sugar until smooth.

Prepared and ready to be baked

The final product

This recipe came from www.allrecipes.com