I made these for Canada Day since they are red and go great with the holiday...they were really good and easy to make! I used this icing...I got both recipes from my friend JT (a.k.a. the cupcake queen!) These cupcakes are also perfect for Valentines Day!
1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cocoa powder
1 1/2 c. vegetable oil
1 c. buttermilk
2 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. white vinegar
2 tbsp. red food color
Preheat oven to 350F. Line two 12-cup muffin pans with baking papers.
Sift flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and cocoa powder into a large mixing bowl and then set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl combine the oil, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla, vinegar and food color. With a hand or electric whisk, mix until thoroughly combined.
Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients. With an electric mixer, mix to combine the ingredients and then continue to mix until thoroughly combined, about 2 minutes.
Portion the batter into the paper lined cupcake pans. Bake until the cake centers are firm to the touch — approximately 20 minutes.
Remove for the oven and cool. When cool, decorate with icing and your favorite decorations.
2 comments:
I am glad you liked them! They turned out super cute.
What a good idea! One of my sister's little boys was born on Canada Day. We live in the states, but my mom is from Canada... so I'm going to tell my sister to start making them for her boy's birthday to remind him of his roots. :)
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