Red Velvet Cake – my favorite! A classic red velvet flavor cake frosted with cream cheese frosting that’s whipped perfectly, you can’t pass up a piece of this deliciousness!
red velvet cupcakes with mini chocolate chips!
What’s so special about a red Velvet Cake? Some may say it’s just a chocolate or white cake tinted red, but that is not the case. What makes a Red Velvet cake special are the textures, flavors, and frosting used to complete this cake.
Growing up, every time I would go visit my grandparents at their house they would always have a pie, pastries, or ice cream in the house for all of their grandchildren to eat! They would serve us whatever we wanted, and we’d sit on the edge of their bed and destroy those sweets together. As time went on I developed a love for sweets or as some like to call it a “sweet tooth”. As a young girl going to grandma and grandpas house meant you got to eat whatever you wanted. We would celebrate birthdays or have family dinners at their house ending with something sweet baked by my auntie.
My auntie would bake something special for every occasion even if it was as small as getting a certificate at school or getting your driver’s license. She was the baker in our family. I remember siting on the counter tops watching her mix in the ingredients for whatever recipe she was making. The best part about sitting on those counter tops was waiting until the end so I could lick the spatulas! My sisters and I would wait patiently to get our hands on those spatulas.
Although, I was just sitting on the counter top waiting for the spatulas I was watching my aunties every move. As she would begin her process for a recipe I would be so amazed at every little thing she would do and how the end result looked and tasted. My passion for baking began to grow. The first cake I ever baked was a pineapple upside down. I was so excited I made everything from scratch with the help of my auntie every step of the way. Taking that cake out of the oven I was so confident that it was going to taste just like my aunties being that she helped me …but it didn’t!
I was now determined more than ever to bake a cake that was the tastiest cake I’ve ever made! My auntie told me “when you bake it takes practice and patience, some cakes you’ll throw away while other will be a recipe keep forever”. Trial and error is what I like to call it.
Red Velvet Cake was a cake I had always heard of but had never tried myself. I baked my first red velvet cake and I remember being extra careful on every step that went into making this cake from sifting the flour and sugar to softening and whipping the cream cheese. This cake had come out SO good I was proud of myself. I sliced pieces of my cake for my family to tastes and I received nothing but good feedback. (Unlike my pineapple upside down cake) After mastering my Red Velvet cake recipe, this became my specialty cake adding mini chocolate chips on top!
There may be nothing healthy (unless, the dairy in the frosting counts as a nutritional source) about these red velvet cupcakes but to me they are very healthy because of the memories I have while baking, reminding of my childhood at grandma and grandpas house learning how to bake! I hope you all enjoy these red velvet cupcakes as much as I do!