Red Bull Cupcakes

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 12 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup whole milk
• 6 ounces red bull energy drink (sugar-free not recommended)
• 1 ounce red food coloring
• 12 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 -3 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 2 ounces red bull energy drink

Recipe

• 1 for the cupcakes:.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 3 mix butter and sugar in a bowl until fluffy. add eggs, mix again, and then add vanilla.
• 4 sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl. also, if you haven't already, measure out the milk and the red bull (you can mix them into the same measuring cup, but it looks a little funky.).
• 5 alternate between adding the dry ingredients and wet ingredients to the batter. add food color to your heart’s desire.
• 6 fill your cupcake pan with batter.
• 7 bake for 20 minutes, then let cool. brush tops with more red bull, if desired.
• 8 for the frosting:.
• 9 cream butter, add half the red bull, then add powdered sugar 1/2-1 cup at a time, mixing as you go.
• 10 add the rest of the red bull for flavor/consistency as desired.
• 11 add icing coloring as desired to achieve a bright blue.