Red Velvet Cupcakes

Hmm...looks like this week is a Red Velvet's week...

Another repeat order from one of my customers.

I really like how they look, with their lovely swirls of fluffy white frosting against the garishly red cupcakes.

Thanks Rina for the order.

So Naughty... So Nice....

Red Velvet has always been a mystery to me.

As a child, to me, 'a cake' always came in four flavors- White, Yellow, Chocolate, and Marble. Today it seems every time I turn around there is a new, hot cake flavor.

Red Velvet is so easy to bake and yet so 'fashionable'......and it has gained new found popularity with my customers eversince it has been posted onto my blog. Given this recipe uses red food colouring there is an inherent danger that your kitchen will look like a blood bath has occurred in it. This adds a little frisson to the whole baking experience....!

Overall the recipe was relatively simple and the result was wonderful. The flavor is definitely not white cake nor is it a chocolate. Instead it had a almost sweet tanginess to it with a hint of cocoa…very appealing.

...topped with a dollop of cream cheese frosting, they make a wonderful gift for someone you love.

Thanks Major H...,

...who rang me all the way from Singapore for these cuppies to surprise his 'otherhalf'.

Note: If you haven't had it before Red Velvet is like yellow cake but with a little kiss on the cheek of chocolate. Deliciously festive, moist, flavourful and maybe a hint of playful tackiness.

Red Velvet Cupcakes

The RED VELVET Cupcakes...

I never had, tasted, and made this before.

I heard so much good thing about it.

It seems people in Europe can’t resist the Red Velvet cupcakes..!

Cupcakes are one of the most satisfying things to bake at home. Many of those beautifully manicured creations in the shops are triumphs of sugarcraft but uninspiring to eat, with bland sponge bases. I decided to try baking this infamous cupcakes myself yesterday.

It turned out surprisingly good..!

These are the Dolly Parton of cupcakes, artificially coloured, unashamedly vulgar and absolutely irresistible. I think it's the tinted deep red colour with a hint of chocolate topped white cream cheese frosting ...sprinkled with crushed hazel nuts... makes it so unique and so...irresistable...!

My favourite?

For now... it has to be the RED VELVET...

(...since I discovered how to bake them yesterday...! .. clap... clap.. clap...)

Specially made for my baby brother who just got back from Germany...

(terbalik pulak, dia ber-holiday kat Malaysia... hmmm..)

The red velvet cake would be devoured here!!