Today I made 24 red velvet cupcakes for the first time. I had attempted this before, however, it did not turn out as I had hoped. First, I used neon red food coloring as requested by my daughter. The final product was more brown than red. The recipe I used was more dense and cake like rather than light and moist. I had hoped to take it into work to share with my co-workers for our International Theme potluck. It never made it. So that was Wednesday and I vowed to redeem myself by attempting to make it again, but this time using a different recipe. I found a red velvet cupcake recipe on Martha Stewart's website. I followed the recipe as closely as I could. The final product.....perfectly moist and light batch of red velvet cupcakes. I could not have been more happier and proud of myself. The real test was having my husband and daughter taste them. Given their expressions and request for more, I am satisfied that my cupcakes were more than satisfactory. I plan to take them to share with my coworkers tomorrow, Friday. I'm looking forward to their feedback.
