Ingredients

  • 3 34 cups cake flour
  • 14 cup cocoa
  • 1 12 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 12 teaspoons baking powder or 12 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 38 teaspoon salt
  • 1 12 cups buttermilk
  • 3 teaspoons vinegar
  • 1 12 teaspoons vanilla
  • 12 ounce red food coloring paste
  • 2 14 cups sugar
  • 34 cup butter
  • 3 eggs

Method

  • preheat oven to 350F.
  • sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder (or cream of tarter), and salt into medium bowl.
  • whisk buttermilk, vinegar, vanilla, and food coloring in small bowl to blend.
  • beat sugar and butter in large bowl until well fluffy, 3 minutes.
  • add eggs 1 at a time, beating until well blended after each addition, about 30 seconds.
  • beat in dry ingredients in 4 additions alternately with buttermilk mixture in 3 additions.
  • scoop into cupcake tins.
  • bake cupcakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
  • cool in pans 10 minutes.
  • cool completely on racks.