Mini Raspberry Cupcakes

• Cupcake
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon raspberry extract
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• Raspberry Buttercream
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon raspberry extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• pink food coloring (optional)

1. Heat oven to 350. Line mini muffin pans with paper liners.
2. Cupcakes -- Beat butter, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl with an electric mixer on high speed 1 minute. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each. Stir extract into milk. Beat in flour in three parts, alternating with milk, just until blended. Spoon 1 Tbsp into each muffin cup.
3. Bake 15 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan on wire rack 5 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack. Cool completely.
4. Raspberry Buttercream -- Beat all ingredients in medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Then increase speed to high; beat until light and fluffy. Tint pink if desired. Frost cupcakes.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mini-raspberry-cupcakes-388742 (may not work)