McCormick® Red Velvet Cupcakes

These dee-lish cupcakes are light and... velvety! Here's the recipe:

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
1 bottle (1 oz.) McCormick red food color
2 tsp. McCormick pure vanilla extract
Vanilla cream cheese frosting

Directions:

Mix flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Mix sour cream, milk, food color, and vanilla. Gradually beat in flower mixture on low speed just until blended. Spoon batter into paper-lined muffin cups, filling each cup 2/3 full. bake in preheated 350 degree oven 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in pans 5 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely. Spread with frosting. Makes 30 cupcakes.

Here is the finished product:

(Oh, and sorry about the half double post! I'm not sure why it published half of it!)