Red Velvet Cupcakes

These red velvet cupcakes are soft, moist, and buttery. They're topped with a homemade tangy vanilla cream cheese frosting for a gorgeous sweet treat.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 277 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 (1 ounce) bottle McCormick® Red Food Color
• 2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
• 0.5 cup milk
• 0.25 cup butter, softened
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2.5 cups flour
• 1 (16 ounce) box confectioners' sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Make cake: Mix together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool in the pans on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes from the pans; cool completely.

Step 3

Spread or pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes.

Step 4

While cupcakes are cooling, make frosting: Beat cream cheese, butter, sour cream, and vanilla extract in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth.

Step 5

Gather all ingredients and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 30 muffin cups with paper liners.

Step 6

Beat sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time.

Step 7

Mix in sour cream, milk, food color, and vanilla.

Step 8

Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until just blended; do not over-beat. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full.