Ingredients

2 1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup butter, softened

2 cups sugar

4 eggs

1 cup sour cream

1/2 cup milk

1 (1 ounce) bottle red food color

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Vanilla Cream C eese !rosting" 1 (# ounce) package cream c eese, softened

1/4 cup butter, softened

2 tablespoons sour cream

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 (1$ ounce) box confectioners sugar

Directions
1% &re eat oven to '() degrees !% *ix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in medium bowl% +et aside% 2% ,eat butter and sugar in large bowl wit electric mixer on medium speed ( minutes or until lig t and fluff-% ,eat in eggs, one at a time% *ix in sour cream, milk, food color and vanilla% .raduall- beat in flour mixture on low speed until /ust blended% 0o not overbeat% +poon batter into ') paper1lined muffin cups, filling eac cup 2/' full%

'% ,ake 2) minutes or until toot pick inserted into cupcake comes out clean% Cool in pans on wire rack ( minutes% 2emove from pans3 cool completel-% !rost wit Vanilla Cream C eese !rosting% 4% Vanilla Cream C eese !rosting" ,eat cream c eese, softened, butter, sour cream and *cCormick4 &ure Vanilla 5xtract in large bowl until lig t and fluff-% .raduall- beat in confectioners6 sugar until smoot %