Made red velvet cupcakes today

[MissMillie]

It's been forever since I had red velvet cake but wanted to give this a try.

They taste just way I remember.

[FoxNewsSucks]

1. That looks delicious

Red Velvet is my favorite cake. I like it with chocolate frosting also. Can't decide which is better.

[Bluestocking]

2. Do they contain chocolate

I can’t have caffeine so no chocolate for me unless it is white chocolate They look yummy

[MissMillie]

4. 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder

in the recipe I used, which is from America's Test Kitchen

I don't think I've ever seen a recipe for red velvet cake that didn't call for chocolate.

It's not considered a "chocolate" cake. I think the cocoa is to aide in giving it its color.

[irisblue]

3. Cream cheese frosting? That image is drool worthy

[MissMillie]

5. thanks

They're quite good.

Here's the funny thing: For years I've said red velvet is my favorite cake, but it turns out that I really don't have it very often and since learning my mom's chocolate cake recipe, my mom's cake wins--no contest.

However, this might be the most expensive cake (well, cupcakes) I've ever made.

3.5 sticks of butter
16 ounces of cream cheese

Alan likes to joke that I'm trying to kill him w/ all the baking I do (he's diabetic). Yesterday I joked that if I don't kill him I may put him in the poor house.