Blue Velvet Cupcakes

By pamdabear3383

This is an adapted Paula Deen recipe. The deep blue color is lovely and they taste as good as they look!

Ingredients

• CAKE:
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 pound (2-sticks) butter, at room temperature
• 2 eggs
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 3 ounces liquid blue food coloring
• 1 small dab of violet gel food coloring
• 2 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• FROSTING:
• 1 pound cream cheese, softened
• 2 sticks butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 40mins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare cupcake pan(s) with paper liners.

Cake:

In a mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter, mix until light and fluffy. Add the eggs 1 at a time and mix well after each addition. Mix cocoa and food coloring together to form a paste, and then add to sugar mixture; mix well. Sift together flour and salt. Add flour mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Blend in vanilla. In a small bowl, combine baking soda and vinegar and add to mixture.

Pour batter into cupcake papers. Batter will be thick! Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool completely before frosting.

Frosting:

In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla together until smooth. Add the sugar and on low speed, beat until incorporated. Increase the speed to high and mix until very light and fluffy. Frost the cupcakes with a butter knife or pipe it on with a big star tip. Embellish as desired.