{"id":48,"date":"2013-12-12T03:00:51","date_gmt":"2013-12-12T03:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eatingcardinals.com\/?p=48"},"modified":"2013-12-12T03:03:05","modified_gmt":"2013-12-12T03:03:05","slug":"48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/eatingcardinals.com\/?p=48","title":{"rendered":"Red Velvet Cupcakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eatingcardinals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/red.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46\" alt=\"red\" src=\"http:\/\/eatingcardinals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/red.jpg\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Red Velvet Cake or Cupcakes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 \u00bd cups sugar<\/p>\n<p>\u00bd cup shortening<\/p>\n<p>1 stick butter, room temperature<\/p>\n<p>2 eggs<\/p>\n<p>2 \u00bd cups all-purpose flour<\/p>\n<p>2 tablespoons cocoa<\/p>\n<p>1 teaspoon baking soda<\/p>\n<p>1 teaspoon salt<\/p>\n<p>1 cup buttermilk<\/p>\n<p>1\u00a0 1-oz bottle red food coloring<\/p>\n<p>1 teaspoon vanilla<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Preheat oven to 350 degrees.\u00a0 Cream sugar, shortening and butter, beat in eggs.\u00a0 Mix flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl.\u00a0 Add to sugar mixture, alternating with buttermilk.\u00a0 Add food coloring and vanilla.\u00a0 Pour into three greased and floured 9-inch cake pans.\u00a0 Bake 20 minutes or until cake pulls from edges of pans and center springs back when lightly touched.\u00a0 Or, pour into cupcake papers and bake about 15 minutes.\u00a0 Cool on wire racks and frost.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Frosting:<\/p>\n<p>1 stick butter, room temperature<\/p>\n<p>1 8-oz package cream cheese, room temperature<\/p>\n<p>1 1-pound box powdered sugar<\/p>\n<p>1 teaspoon vanilla<\/p>\n<p>Mix butter and cream cheese until well-blended.\u00a0 Slowly stir in sugar, add vanilla.\u00a0 Beat until fluffy.\u00a0 If making cupcakes, you may have to make more frosting if you want piled high decorated frosting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Julie Murphy served at Christmas Brunch<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eatingcardinals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/attract-cardinal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47\" alt=\"attract-cardinal\" src=\"http:\/\/eatingcardinals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/attract-cardinal.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Red Velvet Cake or Cupcakes 1 \u00bd cups sugar \u00bd cup shortening 1 stick butter, room temperature 2 eggs 2 \u00bd cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons cocoa 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup buttermilk 1\u00a0 1-oz bottle red food coloring 1 teaspoon vanilla &nbsp; 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