Red velvet cupcakes

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Ingredients

• 2 1/2 c flour
• 1/2 c cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 c butter, softened
• 2 c sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 c sour cream
• 1/2 c milk
• 1 bottle (1 oz) McCormick red food color
• 2 tsp vanilla
• Cream cheese frosting

Preparation

Step 1

Mix flour, cocoa, soda and salt, set aside

Beat butter and sugar with electric mixer, on med, speed for 5 min. Until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Mix in sour cream, milk, food color and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed. Spoon into paper lined muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full

Bake in 350 degree oven for 20 min. Cool completely the frost

Vanilla cream cheese frosting:
Beat 1 pkg (8oz) softened cream cheese, 4 T softened butter, 2 T sour cream and 2 tsp. vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in 16 ox 10x sugar until smooth.