140g self raising flour (sifted)
115g sugar
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
150ml oil
1/2 tsp vinegar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp good quality cocoa
115ml buttermilk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg
1tsp red food colouring
Sift the flour, salt, sugar, cocoa and soda. Add the buttermilk, oil, vinegar, vanilla extract, eggs and food colouring paste in that order.
Mix until well incorporated. Line the cupcake trays with cupcake liners, full cups 3/4 way (45g). Bake for 15 minutes.
Cream cheese frosting
125g unsalted butter
115g cream cheese
½ tsp vanilla extract
250g icing sugar sifted
Mix the butter and cream cheese together. Add the icing sugar and vanilla extract and beat until creamy. Spread over the cooled cupcakes.