Red Velvet Marble Cupcakes

By Texaschef11

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3/4 tsp red food coloring

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 12 cup muffin tin with paper liners.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and the vanilla extract. With the mixer on low speed, gradually incorporate one third of the flour mixture followed by half of the buttermilk. Add another third of the flour mixture, followed by the remaining buttermilk and the last of the flour. Mix just until no streaks of dry ingredients remain.
Transfer 1 cup of batter to a small bowl. Whisk in 1 tbsp cocoa powder and 3/4 tsp red food coloring until smooth.
Divide white batter evenly into prepared muffin cups, then evenly divide the red batter on top of that, filling the cups about 3/4 full. Swirl each gently with a butter knife.
Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Turn cupcakes out onto a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.

Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting
8-oz cream cheese
8-oz jar marshmallow fluff
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Beat all ingredients together in a small bowl until smooth and fluffy. Spread on cooled cupcakes.

Makes 12 cupcakes.