Taterbug's Red Velvet Cupcakes

Total Time: 43 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 28 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup cake flour, sifted
• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour, sifted
• 1 cup cocoa, sifted
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
• 3 eggs
• 3 tablespoons red food coloring, gel
• 1 1/4 teaspoons vinegar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/8 cup water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 350 degrees f.
• 2 sift together flours, cocoa, baking soda, salt, into a bowl and set aside.
• 3 in a mixer fitted with paddle attachment or bowl with hand mixer, mix oil, sugar, and buttermilk until combined.
• 4 add eggs, food coloring, vinegar, vanilla and water and mix well.
• 5 add the dry ingredients a little bit at a time and mix on low, scraping down sides occasionally, and mix until just combined. be sure not to over mix, or the batter will come out tough!
• 6 line a 16-cup cupcake pan with paper liners, scoop the batter into the liners, fill 2/3 full and bake at 350 degrees f for 23 to 28 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean. let cool.
• 7 watch these very closely! if you over cook these, they will be dry! just like any cupcake recipe.
• 8 i like these with my vanilla bean cream cheese frosting recipe. vanilla buttercream is a very good match as well.