Hy-Vee Recipes and Ideas

Directions

1. Step1
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin pans with paper liners.
2. Step2
   Cream 1-1/2 cups butter and sugar until very light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add red food coloring and 2 teaspoons vanilla; beat well. Scrape down bowl.
3. Step3
   Whisk together flour, cocoa and salt. Add buttermilk to red batter in three parts alternating with the cocoa/flour ingredients, beginning with buttermilk and ending with dry ingredients. Scrape down bowl.
4. Step4
   Stir together vinegar and baking soda in a small bowl. Add to batter and mix well. Scrape down bowl.
5. Step5
   Divide batter among the prepared muffin pans. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes. Remove from the pans and cool completely on a wire rack.
6. Step6
   To make frosting, beat together cream cheese and remaining 1/4 cup butter until light and fluffy. Beat in remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla. Slowly add powdered sugar and beat until fluffy. Frost cooled cupcakes.