My boyfriend loves red velvet cupcakes. So, I decided to make some for his 24th Birthday as a surprise! It took me a while to look for that perfect red velvet recipe that suits me. My criteria was that it should be (1) Easy, (2) Inexpensive and (3) having locally available ingredients. There are a lot of recipes online and there are deceitful recipes that are labeled 'easy' but are relatively not. The recipe I used to make my delightful red velvety treats was from My Food Notebook. A blog that also features other fun and easy recipes. I followed the recipe for the cake batter to the detail. RED VELVET: CAKE BATTER RECIPE 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder ¾ tsp salt 3 large eggs, at room temperature ¾ cup butter, at room temperature 2¼ cups granulated sugar 1½ tsp vanilla extract 1 ounce bottle of red food coloring (2 Tbsp.) 1½ cups buttermilk* 1½ tsp baking soda 1½ tsp vinegar For the procedure, sim