Surprise Red Cupcakes Recipe
"Catch your honey red-handed this Valentine's Day with a batch of Betty Claycomb's confections. “Our family loves these filled cupcakes,” she adds from Alverton, Pennsylvania. “They disappear in a day.”..."
INGREDIENTS
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2 cups sugar, divided
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3 tablespoons plus 2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
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1/2 cup milk
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1/2 cup plus 1/3 cup shortening, divided
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2 eggs
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1 bottle (1 ounce) red food coloring
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1 tablespoon white vinegar
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
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3 tablespoons baking cocoa
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 cup buttermilk
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
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FROSTING:
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1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
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1/3 cup plus 1 to 3 teaspoons evaporated milk, divided
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1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
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