Red Velvet Cupcakes Recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 2 1/2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 1/2 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1 1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
2 2 2 cups sugar
4 4 4 eggs
1 1 1 cup sour cream
1/2 1/2 1/2 cup milk
1 1 1 bottle (1 ounce) McCormick® Red Food Color
2 2 2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe follows)

Preparation

Step 1

Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes

Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Set aside.

Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed 5 minutes or 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 until just blended. Do not overbeat. Spoon batter into 30 paper-lined muffin cups, filling each cup 2/3 full.

Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cupcake comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire rack 5 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely. Frost with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting.