• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour – Stir the flour in the container, before measuring to loosen it up. Spoon the flour into the measuring cup and measuring spoon and then level it off with the back of a knife. If you have too much flour, you’re going to end up with a cupcake that’s dry and more like bread.
• 1 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• ½ tsp. baking soda
• ½ tsp. salt
• ¼ cup unsalted butter – softened
• 1 Tbs. vegetable oil
• 1 egg – lightly whisked at room temperature
• ¾ cup buttermilk – room temperature
• ¾ cup sugar
• ½ tsp. vanilla extract
• ½ tsp. vinegar
• 1 -3 Tbs. red food coloring – I used 1 tablespoon, but for a deeper red just add another 1 or 2 Tbs.