red beet chocolate cupcakes

ingredients:
for the cupcake

• ¼ cup simply tera’s organic whey protein, bourbon vanilla
• 2 cups Carrington Farms Organic Coconut Flour
• ¾ cup Carrington Farms Organic Coconut Cooking Oil
• 1 ½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• 1 cup Carrington Farms Beet Root Powder
• 1 tsp vanilla

for the frosting

• ¼ cup simply tera’s organic whey protein, bourbon vanilla
• ½ cup Carrington Farms Beet Root Powder
• 1 ½ cup butter
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 5 cups powdered sugar

directions:
for the cupcake

1. in a stand mixer combine Carrington Farms Organic Coconut Cooking Oil, eggs, sugar, Carrington Farms Beet Root Powder, vanilla, and buttermilk on speed 5 for about 2 minutes until smooth and creamy. set wet ingredients aside. 
2. in a separate bowl, add Carrington Farms Organic Coconut Flour, baking powder, salt, simply tera’s organic bourbon vanilla whey protein powder, and cocoa powder. fold ½ of the dry ingredients mixture into the wet ingredients for 1 minute. repeat a second time until all ingredients are well combined.  
3. place batter in your cupcake liners, filling them to the top (leaving about ¼ inch at the top).
4. bake cupcakes at 350°f for 20-25 minutes or until the centers come out dry.
5. set aside the cupcakes to cool at room temperature for 20 minutes.

for the frosting

1. in a stand mixer whisk butter and cream cheese together on speed 7 for about 2 minutes until soft and airy.
2. add in powdered sugar and mix on speed 3 for about 3 minutes until combined and soft.