| Directions | 1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Set aside.
2. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Mix in sour cream, milk, food color and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until just blended. Do not overbeat. Spoon batter into 30 paper-lined muffin cups, filling each cup 2/3 full.
3. Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cupcake comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire rack 5 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely. Frost with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting.Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting: Beat 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened, 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened, 2 tablespoons sour cream and 2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract in large bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in 1 box (16 ounces) confectioners' sugar until smooth. |
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Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Servings: 30
| | Ingredients | - | | 2 1/2 cups flour |
- | | 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder |
- | | 1 teaspoon baking soda |
- | | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
- | | 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened |
- | | 2 cups sugar |
- | | 4 eggs |
- | | 1 cup sour cream |
- | | 1/2 cup milk |
- | | 1 bottle McCormick® Red Food Color |
- | | 2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract |
- | | Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe follows) |
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| Nutrition (per serving) | Calories: 272 Calories Fat: 12 Grams Protein: 3 Grams Cholesterol: 63 Milligrams Carbohydrates: 38 Grams Sodium: 178 Milligrams Fiber: 1 Grams
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