Cupcakes by "Star of the Sea"

Happy Sunday to you all - today I am "featuring" some of my daughter's (Star of the Sea) amazing cupcakes - she is an aspiring cupcake artist.  These Red Velvets were awesome!                       

SOUTHERN RED VELVET CUPCAKES

2 1/2 c flour

1 1/2 c sugar

3 tbs unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

2 eggs

3/4 c room temp buttermilk

2 tbs red food coloring

1 tbs distilled white vinegar

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/3 c vegetable oil

Preheat oven to 350

Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa powder and salt.  In a separate bowl stir together eggs and oil.  Whisk buttermilk, food coloring, vinegar and vanilla together.  Gradually add dry and buttermilk mixtures to egg/oil mixture starting with and ending with dry - feel free to add more cocoa powder.  Pour into cupcake pan lined with papers mini cupcakes 3/4 of the way full bake 13

 to 14 minutes - full size cupcakes 22 minutes.