2/3 cups of milk, 2tsp red food coloring, 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder, 3/4 tspbaking powder, 1/4 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt, 3/4 cup sugar, 3/4 stick of butter [6tsp] softened, 1 egg plus 2 yokes, 1 1/2 tsp vallina extract..
Frosting.. 1 1/2 sticks softened butter, 4 oz. cream cheese, softened, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 2 1/3 cups confectioners’ sugar
1. Preheat oven 350. Line a muffin pan with paper liners.
2. Warm the milk 30 seconds in microwave. Add food coloring.
3. Wisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
4. Beat sugar and butter together until pale and fluffy. Beat egg and yokes with vanilla; then beat into butter mixture, a little at a time.
5. Beat in 1/3 flour mixture, 1/2 milk, 1/3 flour, rest of milk, then rest of flour. Pour into into paper liners and bake 18-20 minutes.
6. For frosting, beat butter, cream cheese, and vanilla until smooth. Add sugar 1/4 cup at a time. Spread onto cooled cakes. Makes 12 cupcakes.