Cupcake of the Month: Red Velvet

Here's the Cupcake of the Month!! :D

Ingredients- Cupcakes:

1 package yellow cake mix

2 tbsp cocoa

5 large eggs

½ cup vegetable oil

1 cup buttermilk

2 bottles red food coloring (1 oz bottles)

Frosting:

1 package cream cheese softened

¼ cup butter softened

2 ½- 2 ¼ cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions- Cupcakes:

-Preheat oven according to cake mix directions

-Beat cake mix and the rest of the ingredients at low for 2 minutes

-Spoon batter into 24 muffin cups 2/3 way full

-Bake according to package

Frosting:

-Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy

-Gradually add sugar, beating until smooth

-Stir in vanilla until blended

These are soooo delicious! Be careful with the dye though because it will stain your hands/clothes. These are also a shortcut version because we used the cake mix, but you could make legit red velvet for it if you have the time!