• Butter 125 gm
• Flour 2, 1/2 cups
• Sugar 1, 1/4 cups
• Eggs 2
• Red food coloring 3 tbsp (don''t reduce the quantity)
• Vanilla extract 1 tsp
• Buttermilk 1 cup
• White vinegar 1 tsp
• Bi carbonate of soda 1 tsp
• Cocoa powder 2 tbsp
• Cream Cheese Icing:
• Cream cheese 175 gm
• Butter 125 gm
• Icing sugar 350 gm
• Vanilla extract 1 tsp

Preheat oven at 180 C.

Beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.

Add one egg at and time and beat well after every addition.

Add the vanilla extract and red food coloring, beat well to combine.

In a separate bowl sift the flour and cocoa powder together.

Add 1/3 flour mixture to butter mixture and fold in.

Now add in 1/3 butter milk and mix well.

Alternate additions until all the flour and butter milk in used up.

In a small bowl whisk the vinegar with the bi crab of soda and add to the mixture.

Combine well but do not over beat.

Pour mixture into prepared cupcake baking tray and bake in a preheated oven for 10-15 minute until skewer inserted comes out clean.

Cool in baking tray for 5 minutes then place on a wire rack and cool completely.

Top with cream cheese icing and serve.

Cream Cheese Icing: Beat the butter and cream cheese till light and fluffy add half the icing sugar and vanilla and beat again for a few minutes.

Then add the remaining icing sugar and beat well until creamy.

by Pak101.com (few years ago!) / 1280 views