Red Velvet Cupcakes

Courtesy of Lauri Ditunno at Cake Alchemy

Ingredients:
1/2 #  butter
2 eggs
12 ounces sugar
1 teaspoon cocoa powder
2 teaspoons red food coloring
11 ounces cake flour
1 teaspoon salt
8 ounces buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vinegar

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add eggs and vanilla and food coloring.  Sift dry ingredients together. Add to the batter alternately with the buttermilk in 3 additions. Add vinegar. Pour the batter into a pastry bag, prepare cupcake pan, fill cupcake cups 2/3 full, this will insure the proper height of cupcakes. Bake for 30 minutes or until springs back to the touch. Let cool on a cooling rack. Invert the cupcakes from the pans.