Recipe For Cooking Red Velvet Cupcakes

Toaster Oven Cakes :: Cupcakes

Red Velvet C.cakes

1 (18.25 oz.) box yellow cake mix
2 Tbsp. cocoa
5 lrg. eggs
1/2 C. canola oil
1 C. buttermilk
2 (1 oz.) bottles red liquid food coloring
Cream Cheese Frosting

Beat cake mix and next five ingredients at low speed with an electric mixer for 2 min. Spoon batter evenly into 24 paper or foil-lined muffin C., filling each two-thirds full; bake according to package directions. Remove from pans immediately and cool on wire racks. Spread C.cakes evenly with cream cheese frosting. Yield: two dozen.

Cream Cheese Frosting
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/4 C. butter or butter substitute, softened
2 1/4 to 2 1/2 C. sifted powderedsugar
1 tea. vanilla extract or flavoring

Beat cream cheese and butter at med. speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating at low speed until smooth. Stir in vanilla extract or flavoring, beating until mixture is blended.

Yield: 2 c..