Congratulations Red Velvet Cupcakes

Recipe stolen from here.

Came out a little dry. Trying more milk next time-- maybe maple syrup?

Ingredients

• 1 cup of butter
• 1 1/2 cups of sugar
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 2 1/2 cups of gluten-free flour blend
• 4 tablespoons of cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 1/4 cups of milk
• 1 teaspoon of white wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons of red food coloring
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• Cream cheese frosting
• 8 ounces of cream cheese, softened
• 4 ounces (1 stick) of butter, softened
• 3 3/4 cups of powdered sugar, sifted
• 1/8 teaspoon of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

Preparation

For the cupcakes:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Stir together dry ingredients (flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt).

Mix together wet ingredients (milk, vinegar, food coloring, vanilla). It will look like milk and blood.

Add creamed butter and sugar, mix in eggs.

Alternately mix in dry, wet, then dry ingredients. It will look like brains.

Fill 1 dozen cupcake cups and bake for 18-22 minutes or until tops are just dry on top.

For the frosting:

Mix cream cheese and butter.

Add salt and vanilla.

Slowly add in powdered sugar.

It will taste so good you want to eat the whole bowl, hold the cupcakes.

But you will be a good person and put them on the cupcakes. Because they are congratulations cupcakes. And goddammit you will bring them to work and not eat them all yourself.

- Jezebel