Red velvet cupcake with marshmallow frosting

So unfortunately we didn't go to the southern part of the island so there aren't any photos.
But I have something else for you...

Yesterday was Halloween (if my calender is right) however here in Sweden Halloween is a fairly new holiday, we have our own holiday (which is today 1st of November) where we celebrate or rather remember those who has died.
This day is (by my own translation) called all saints day or allsaints but all hallows eve is probably more correct grammatically but because there is a difference between the two days here I don't want to confuse or mix them up.

Since this day is quite a somber day, a day where you reflect on death and remember and miss those you have lost, there aren't any trick or treat, play or masquerades. You go to the graveyard and light a candle for someones soul.

I believe this is the reason for our "adoption" of Halloween, we have seen how much fun it looks like and want a part of it (it doesn't hurt that the commerce profits from it either).
That's why last year my door got egged because I had the wrong day and therefor no candy in the house...

Now don't go feel sorry for us, even though Halloween is new we get our turn to dress up and get candy at Easter. When I was little (which is not so long ago) we used to dress up as Easter witch, which is not a perfect translation but near enough, or in the boys case as an Easter man. (If you want to see how they look, Google påskkärring and påskgubbe for pictures.) This tradition has unfortunately dwindled in favor for Halloween.

Anywho, to get back from that sidetrack; I got very inspired by Annie's eats red velvet cupcakes and What the fruitcake?!s marshmallow frosting so I decided to make some cupcakes (I wanted to do something with Halloween theme, but couldn't be bothered in the end)

Red velvet cupcake with Marshmallow frosting

For the cupcakes you'll need

2 eggs
1 1/2 cup sugar
150 g melted butter or margarine
1 tsp white vinegar
2 1/4 cups cake flour (if you don't have this just take normal flour and ad 2 1/2 tsp baking powder)
4 tbs cocoa powder
1 cup buttermilk (if you like I have problem finding buttermilk, do like this: pour 1 tbs lemon juice in a 1 cup measurement and top with milk to the 1 cup line and let rest for 2 minutes)
1 tsp vanilla
and red food coloring

Put the oven on 175° C.

Beat the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy ad the butter milk and then the dry ingredients (you should have sifted those).

Ad the mealted butter, vinegar and the food coloring mix until the batter is smoth.

Put out 22 cupcake mould's and fill them up to 2/3. (because I've changed the recipe some the batter probably won't make 22 but put them out just in case)

Bake in the middle of the oven for 10 - 15 minutes.

While the cupcakes cool, make the marshmallow frosting;
Caution, this recipe is quite large only half of it will be needed for the cupcakes so if you don't want to make meringue just half the recipe.

4 egg whites
2 cup sugar
2/3 cup water
Blue food coloring (how much depends on how blue you want your frosting)

Boil water, sugar and coloring until it forms a thick, colorless syrup, this takes about 5 minutes and the syrup should have the temperature 115° C, take it of the heat.
Beat the egg whites until soft peaks appear.
While still beating slowly pour the syrup in a thin jet into the eggs. Beat until thick and glossy.

Whit a piping bag, pip the frosting onto the cupcakes and ad sprinkles or other decorations if you wish.