Ingredients
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2 sticks Butter
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1.5 cup Sugar
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120g Unsweetened cocoa powder
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1 teaspoon Baking Powder
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1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
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1/4 teaspoon Salt
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2 Eggs
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1 cup Milk
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2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
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150g Flour
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8 oz Cream Cheese
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1/2 cup Butter
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3.5 cup Powdered Sugar
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Blue Food Coloring
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Red Food Coloring
Directions
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1
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Heat oven to 350ºF. Line 20-24 regular-size muffin cups with paper liners. |
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2
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In a large mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt for 1 minute on low speed. Add the eggs and beat for 2 minutes. Mix in the milk and vanilla extract, then stir in the flour until just combined. |
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In a large bowl mix together cream cheese, butter, and vanilla. |
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4
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Divide the buttercream evenly into three bowls, about 2 cups each. Leave one white, color one with red gel icing color and color the other with blue gel icing color. |
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5
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Assemble the cupcakes in 4 rows. Going left to right, the top row should have three blue cupcakes, then three red. The second row should have three blue cupcakes, then three white cupcakes. The third row should be all red – six total across. The fourth row should be all white – six total across. |
