Red-Velvet Cupcakes
Ingredients
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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3/4 cup sugar
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1/4 cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1 large egg
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3/4 cup vegetable oil
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1/2 cup buttermilk
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1/2 teaspoon white distilled vinegar
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 1/2 teaspoons red food coloring
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1 recipe Cream-Cheese Icing (Recipe follows.)
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Garnish: sliced almonds, cupcake crumbs
Cream-Cheese Icing
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1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
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3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
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1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
2.
In a mixing bowl, sift together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and baking soda.
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Add egg, oil, buttermilk, vinegar, and vanilla and beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until combined.
4.
Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups.
5.
Bake for 20 minutes, or until a tester inserted near center comes out clean.
6.
Cool for 10 minutes in pan. Remove cupcakes from pan and let cool completely on wire racks. Reserve crumbs from edges of cupcakes for garnish. Frost cooled cupcakes with Cream-Cheese Icing.
7.
Garnish with sliced almonds and reserved crumbs.
Cream-Cheese Icing:
In a mixing bowl, beat all ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
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