Red Velvet Cupcakes with Marshmallow Frosting

Cupcake Ingredients
2 1/2 Cups A.P. Flour
2 Cups Sugar
1/2 Cup Baking Cocoa
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
2 Sticks butter [ Room Temperature]
5 Large Eggs
1 Cup Buttermilk [ I substituted regular milk]
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1 Teaspoon Red Food color

Cupcake Directions

• Fill cupcake liners and preheat oven to 350 Degrees
• Combine Flour, Cocoa, Baking Powder, Baking Soda and Salt. Sift Three times.
• Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg.
• Add 1/4 of the Dry ingredients to creamed mixture, then 1/4 milk, alternating until combined.
  
• Mix in vanilla and food coloring.

Frosting Ingredients
2-3 Sticks Butter
1 Pound (2 cups) Powdered Sugar
1/2 Tsp. Vanilla
16 oz Marshmellow Fluff

Frosting Directions

• Cream the butter on high until light and fluffy.
• Add the sugar 1/4 at a time.
• Beat in Vanilla until encorporated
• Dump in Fluff and mix well.
  

I had originally planned to use a Cream Cheese frosting for these cupcakes, but was left over with an abundance of Marshmallow frosting from the S'mores cupcakes so decided to add a few drops of food coloring and use up the rest of the Marshmallow frosting.

I had never actually tasted a red velvet cupcake before, so was unsure as to how they were supposed to actually taste. I did however get good reviews from people that had previously tasted Red Velvet, so that made me happy.