Lucky Green Velvet Cake and Cupcakes

Green Velvet Cake (recipe by Bakerella)

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour

2 cups sugar

1 Tablespoon cocoa

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 eggs

1 cup oil

1 cup buttermilk

1 Tablespoon vinegar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 oz green food coloring

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Grease your cake pans or muffin tins 

Lightly stir eggs in a medium bowl with whisk.  Add in remaining liquid ingredients.   Whisk until blended and sit aside.   I waited until the very end to add the food coloring, because frankly, that much food coloring scares me and I had to work out the courage to do it.

Place all dry ingredients in your mixing bowl and stir together well.

Now take a deep breath and dump all that food coloring, yes the entire bottle, into the wet ingredients.

Regular size cupcakes were around 16 minutes, mini cupcakes about 13 minutes

and 8 inch cake around 22 minutes

While cooling, prepare frosting.   You can either open a can of your favorite, or go the from scratch route.   Here’s the recipe I used…

Cream Cheese Frosting

1 oz package of softened cream cheese

1/4 cup softened butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 bag powdered sugar (2 lb bag)

Milk as needed

Cream together cream cheese, butter and vanilla in a bowl until smooth.   Gradually add in powdered sugar and continue mixing.   I add in milk as needed to get to the desired consistency.

Lucky Cupcakes!

source: Love From the Oven