Auntie Ems Red Velvet Cupcakes Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven 350 degrees F.
• 2. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder into a bowl and set aside.
• 3. In a mixer fitted with paddle attachment, mix oil, sugar, and buttermilk until combined. Add eggs, food coloring, vinegar, vanilla and water and mix well. Add the dry ingredients a little bit at a time and mix on low, scraping down sides occasionally, and mix until just combined. Be sure not to over mix, or the batter will come out tough.
• 4. Line 2 6-cup jumbo cupcake pans with jumbo paper liners, scoop the batter into the liners and bake at 350 degrees F for 30-40 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean. Let cool.
• 5. Whip the butter and cream cheese together in a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until creamed. Gradually add powdered sugar to the mixture and scrape down the bowl as needed. Add the vanilla and mix until combined.
• 6. The frosting can be used right away, or stored in the refrigerator up to a week.
• 7. Frost cooled cupcakes with the cream cheese frosting. Garnish with nonpareils.