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.