Happy Birthday!

This post is purely me being silly. I want to wish a huge happy birthday to one of my most favorite authors and friends James DMac McCallister. If you don't know DMac, get ye to Loose Lucy's in Five Points! I love you brother, here is a sweet treat!

Guess now I should start baking!

2 1/2 cups AP flour
1 1/2 cup sugar
3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa (plus 1 tsp)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 1/3 cup vegi oil
3/4 cup buttermilk (room temp)
2 tbsp red food coloring
1 tbsp white vinegar
1/2 tbsp vanilla

Cream cheese frosting
4 cups powdered sugar
8 oz cream cheese
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
1/2 tsp salt
4 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 305, line cupcake tis with paper liners

In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa and salt. In a seperate bowl, mix eggs ad oil. In a large measuring cup mix buttermilk, food coloroing, vinegar and vanilla. Alternating the two wet, add to the dry mix. Mix until battter is smooth. Fill cupcake papers 3/4 full.  Bake 22 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. (13-14 if using mini cupcake pans)/ Let cool completely before frosting!

Combine all frosting ingreds in a mixing bowl and blend until smooth. Place in piping bag, aka a large ziplock bag. Clip a small corner off and pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes. Garnish with colored sugar and mint leaves if desired.

Enjoy! And not only on your birthday!