Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour, (spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off); ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons Dutch-process cocoa powder ((see note)); 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1½ teaspoons baking powder; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for greasing the pans; 2¼ cups (packed) light brown sugar; 2 teaspoons Wilton Concentrated Red (no-taste) Gel Icing Color, or 3 tablespoons normal liquid red food coloring (see note); 2½ teaspoons vanilla extract; 3 large eggs, (at room temperature); 1¾ cups buttermilk ((see note)); Cream Cheese Frosting

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These classic red velvet cupcakes are ultra-moist, easy to make, and finished with the best-ever tangy cream cheese frosting.

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Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour, (spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off)
¼ cup + 2 tablespoons Dutch-process cocoa powder ((see note))
1 teaspoon baking soda
1½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for greasing the pans
2¼ cups (packed) light brown sugar
2 teaspoons Wilton Concentrated Red (no-taste) Gel Icing Color, or 3 tablespoons normal liquid red food coloring (see note)
2½ teaspoons vanilla extract
3 large eggs, (at room temperature)
1¾ cups buttermilk ((see note))
Cream Cheese Frosting