From the moment I learnt about the existence of this particular cupcake, I've been puzzled. Why the big fuss over it? After all, isn't it just a normal chocolate cupcake that's been coloured red by a few drops of food colouring? One might as well salivate after a more proper chocolate cupcake, like the Devil's Food cupcake, which I'm sure tastes tonnes fudgier than its red competitor here. Isn't that the whole point of a chocolate cupcake?
Well, you can imagine my response to a friend, X, the other day, as she started reminiscing about a particular Red Velvet cupcake she had a few months ago. After a very vivid description, she finally concluded with, "Oooh, I know! Let's make some!" And I thought, oh. You see, I still wasn't very convinced despite her effervescent enthusiasm and was hardly willing to buy a bottle of red colouring that I'm sure would be left forgotten in the cupboard till the end of time. Thus, it was with great difficulty (and a bit of apology) that I turned her favour down and tried to distract her with the idea of dinner.
As fate would have it, I came across this Red Velvet cupcake online a few days later. Curious again as to what the fuss was about, I read a fellow blogger's entry. Okay, maybe I shouldn't compare it with Devil's Food because it's meant to be flavoured only with cocoa powder.
And maybe the baking powder and soda do some magic.
And the red colour is what makes it especially endearing and attractive.
Oh and don't forget the cream cheese icing, which is the key to it.
Okay, okay, I concede. So the next time I came across a Red Velvet cupcake while out shopping, I decided to buy some back for X. After all, the main purpose of desserts is to create happiness; who cares what form it takes?
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