Red Velvet Rose Cupcakes!

It was Labor Day and a BEAUTIFUL day outside...so we decided to grill out and enjoy the wonderful weather! Our neighbors came over and we played some games and just hung out and enjoyed some yummy food :) What a great occasion to bake something!

Red Velvelt Cupcakes with cream cheese icing- the perfect treat! I wanted to practice the roses that I just learned how to make and the cupcakes were the solution to making roses and having places to put them! I didn't have time to make roses for all of the cupcakes, so I just did some and then made some cupcakes with just icing.

Red Velvet Cupcakes or Cake with Cream Cheese icing is to die for! Here is my recipe for the Red Velvet Cupcakes.

Red Velvet Cupcakes
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1-2 Tbsp(s) cocoa
1 pkg choc pudding mix
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 eggs
1 1/2 cup + 1 Tbsp veg oil
1 cup + 1 Tbsp buttermilk
1 Tbsp vinegar
1 tsp vanilla
1 oz red (gel) food coloring

1. Preheat oven to 350 Degrees (325 if you are making a cake!).
2. Line cupcake pan with paper cupcake cups.
3. Lightly stir eggs in a medium bowl with a wire whisk. Add remaining liquid ingredients and stir together with whisk until blended. Set aside
4. Place all of the dry ingredients in your mixing bowl and stir together completely with another wire whisk.
5. Add wet ingredients slowly to the dry ingredients and mix on medium-high for about a minute or unil completely combined.
6. Spoon into cupcake pan.
7. Bake 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Makes about 28 cupcakes or 2 - 8" cakes layers. Ice with any frosting you'd like, but Cream cheese is my favorite with Red Velvet!