Directions:
-Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
-Line the muffin pan with cupcake baking liners
-Sift to combine flour, baking powder, salt in a bowl
-Cream the milk and sugar together in a mixing bowl.
-Mix with electric mixer on low.
-Test to make sure texture is smooth.
-Add eggs, one at a time, in with the milk and sugar mixture.
-Beat until all is combined on medium.
-Add vanilla and paste to the eggs, milk and sugar mixture.
-Mix just to combine.
-Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
-Allow to cool for 10 minutes.
Frosting Directions:
-In stand mixer, mix the 1/2 C sweet cream butter with the powdered sugar.
-Mix until sweet cream and powdered sugar look with small pebbles.
-Add heavy cream.
-Mix in the heavy cream until thoroughly blended.
-Test to see if the prepared frosting can stand while forming stiff peaks.
-If not mix in 1/2 C powdered sugar.
-Test again for stiff peaks.
-If not add 1/2 C powdered sugar.
-divide frosting into two bowls.
-in one bowl add in red coloring to the frosting, mix
-Repeat with the second bowl for blue
-Mix well.
-Fill a pastry bag with a star tip, half the bag being blue and the other half red.
-Frost cupcakes.