Cupcakes in a Jar
 

Cupcakes have become a very popular treat everywhere you go!  Delicious little bits of heaven that can be dressed up for weddings, or dressed fun for a child's birthday... the possibilities are endless.  Why stop with baking them in cute little paper liners? Get creative and bake cupcakes in half-pint jars or even in little terra cotta pots!  This delicious and creative recipe collection will take you to new places in your search for the unique and delectable. 

Serving Size  : 24   

2 1/2  cups  Flour
2  cups  Sugar
1/2  cup  Cocoa Powder
1  teaspoon  Baking Powder
1/4  teaspoon  Salt
1  teaspoon  Baking Soda
1  cup  Butter -- room temperature
5  large  Eggs
1  cup  Buttermilk -- (or substitute)
1  teaspoon  Vanilla Extract
1  teaspoon  Red Food Coloring 

Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl.  Sift dry ingredients three times.  Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.  Add eggs one at a time, making sure to beat well  after each egg.  Add 1/4 of dry ingredients to creamed mixture then     approximately 1/4 of buttermilk alternating until mixed well.  Mix in vanilla and food coloring. Fill lined cupcake pans 1/2 full of red velvet batter.  Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for approximately 20 minutes or until a wooden pick comes out clean when inserted in the center of one. Cool cupcakes in pans for 5 to 10 minutes then remove from pans.  Cool completely on wire racks before frosting.

Buttermilk Substitute: If you don't happen to have buttermilk on hand you can try this simple substitution.  Place one tablespoon of lemon juice or white vinegar in an empty one cup measuring cup.  Fill with milk to 1 cup.  Let stand for 5 minutes.

 Per Serving: 204 Calories; 9g Fat (39.4% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 28g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 65mg Cholesterol; 199mg Sodium. 

Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1 1/2 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates. 

5   ounces  Butter -- softened
1    cup  Powdered Sugar
1    teaspoon  Vanilla Extract
2    teaspoons  Hot Water

In a mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugar with an electric beater.  Once well combined, add the vanilla and water. Beat until smooth and creamy.   (frosts 12 cupcakes)

Per Serving: 125 Calories; 10g Fat (68.0% calories from fat); trace Protein; 10g Carbohydrate; 0g Dietary Fiber; 26mg Cholesterol; 98mg Sodium.   

Exchanges: 2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates. 

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