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Co-worker Verna Rowe made this Red Velvet Cupcakes and brought them to work on Friday.
The recipe was submitted by reader Delcie A. Malcom. These cupcakes would make a great treat on this snowy winter day in Newton, Kan.
Red Velvet Cupcakes
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
1 (1-ounce) bottle red food color
2 teaspoons vanilla
Vanilla cream cheese frosting (recipe follows)
Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt set aside.
Best butter and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed for 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time.
Mix in sour cream, milk, food color and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed. Spoon into paper-lined muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full. Bake in preheated 350-degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes.
Cool in pans for 5 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely. Spread with vanilla cream cheese frosting.
Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting
Beat 1 (8-ounce) package of softened cream cheese, 4 tablespoons softened butter, 2 tablespoons sour cream and 2 teaspoons vanilla until light and fluffy.
Gradually beat in 1 (16-ounce) box powdered sugar until smooth.
Until next time, happy quilting! Wendy Nugent
Wendy Nugent is a reporter, photographer and editor at The Newton Kansan. She writes about quilting and anything to do with home, such as cooking, decorating and candles.
