Pink velvet cupcakes recipe

Ingredients

• 1½ cups of all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup of sugar
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• ¾ teaspoon of salt
• ¾ cup of vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon of cocoa powder, unsweetened
• ½ cup of buttermilk
• Red or pink food colouring

• 1 cup of cream cheese frosting / vanilla frosting
• Red or pink food colouring

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line 14 muffin pans with paper liners.
2. In a large bowl, sift together dry ingredients until it is lump free.
3. In another bowl, whisk together your wet ingredients. Except food colouring.
4. Fold the dry ingredients into your wet ingredients and mix until well combined. Add food colouring to batter until a deep red colour is achieved.
5. Spoon your batter into the muffin cups.
6. Bake the cupcakes for 10 - 14 minutes until a wooden toothpick put into the center comes out clean.
7. Let the cupcakes cool in the muffin tin for a couple of minutes and then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
8. Mix in red/pink food colouring with cream cheese until a light pink colour is achieved. Use this to top cupcakes.