Red Velvet Cupcakes

Name: Red Velvet Cupcakes
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/4 cup Butter; 3/4 cup White sugar; 1 Egg; 1/2 cup Buttermilk; 1/2 tsp Vanilla; 1 tbsp Red food dye; 1/2 cup Applesauce; 3/4 tsp Baking soda; 1 1/2 tsp White vinegar; 1 cup Flour; 2 tbsp Cocoa powder; 2 tsp Cocoa powder; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1/4 cup Butter; 8 oz Cream cheese; 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla; 2 cup Powdered sugar

Paige McCallum @cook_3713409

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Paige McCallum @cook_3713409

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Ingredients

1/4 cupButter
3/4 cupWhite sugar
1Egg
1/2 cupButtermilk
1/2 tspVanilla
1 tbspRed food dye
1/2 cupApplesauce
3/4 tspBaking soda
1 1/2 tspWhite vinegar
1 cupFlour
2 tbspCocoa powder
2 tspCocoa powder
1/2 tspSalt
Frosting
1/4 cupButter
8 ozCream cheese
1 1/2 tspVanilla
2 cupPowdered sugar

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Steps

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