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There are many cake flavors out there and Red Velvet is one of them. If you want change up the White, Yellow, and Chocolate flavors, try this Red Velvet recipe.

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cocoa
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 ounce red food coloring
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 cup buttermilk

Buttercream Frosting:

1/2 cup margarine
8 ounce cream cheese
3 3/4 cup confectioner sugar (sifted)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

red colored sugar

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a 18-24 cupcake pan with cupcake liners or grease and flour without liners.

Sift the flour, baking soda and cocoa together. Beat the sugar and eggs together in a large bowl. In a separate bowl mix together oil, vinegar, food coloring, and vanilla. Add to the bowl of eggs and sugar and beat until combined. Add the flour mixture and the buttermilk to the wet mixture by alternating the buttermilk and dry ingredients. Scoop the batter using a measuring device such as a small ice cream scoop or a large spoon and fill 3/4 from full. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a fork or cake tester come out clean. Do not over bake or the cupcake will be very dry. Allow the cupcakes cool completely on a cooling rack before frosting. One way to ensure a moist product is by sprinkling the cupcake with a simple sugar solution prior to frosting.( Making simple sugar is very easy to do, combine 1 cup of sugar and one cup of water and place in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and reduce to half the volume, add in 1/2 cup of cold water and place into a food safe squirt bottle. Place the bottle into the refrigerator for up to two weeks)

Frosting:
Let the margarine and cream cheese soften to room temperature. Cream well. Add the sugar, and beat until mixed then add in the vanilla at the end. Apply the cream cheese frost ion to the finished cupcakes then sprinkle with red colored sugar.