Comments on: Red Velvet Marshmallow Cupcakes…not! http://dolce.swaymyway.com/wordpress/2008/05/23/red-velvet-marshmallow-cupcakesnot/ the sweet life of a small time bakerette Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:36:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: eunice http://dolce.swaymyway.com/wordpress/2008/05/23/red-velvet-marshmallow-cupcakesnot/comment-page-1/#comment-3311 eunice Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:58:45 +0000 http://dolce.swaymyway.com/?p=153#comment-3311 Mara, thanks so much for that! I must have been mighty deceived. Thanks for your valuable input, I'll take it into consideration and redo a REAL red velvet cake post :) Thanks!! Mara, thanks so much for that! I must have been mighty deceived. Thanks for your valuable input, I’ll take it into consideration and redo a REAL red velvet cake post :)

Thanks!!

]]> By: Mara http://dolce.swaymyway.com/wordpress/2008/05/23/red-velvet-marshmallow-cupcakesnot/comment-page-1/#comment-3216 Mara Thu, 29 May 2008 21:15:39 +0000 http://dolce.swaymyway.com/?p=153#comment-3216 a few things i have read re: red velvet have said that while yes those ingrdients do cause a chemical reaction that does 'redden' the batter/cake, it will not give you that red color you see in most rv cakes, that is typically achieved through an artificial manner like food coloring or similar. some people have tried beet juice and reported it makes the cake taste icky. also the amount of cocoa powder in a typical red velvet recipe will be more like 1-2 tablespoons which is why your 3/4cup made it a choco cuppie! the more cocoa you add, the more 'reddening' agent you have to add to pull back the brown. however, yours came out SUPER CUTE even if they are cocoa cupcakes and not red velvet hehehe. a few things i have read re: red velvet have said that while yes those ingrdients do cause a chemical reaction that does ‘redden’ the batter/cake, it will not give you that red color you see in most rv cakes, that is typically achieved through an artificial manner like food coloring or similar. some people have tried beet juice and reported it makes the cake taste icky.

also the amount of cocoa powder in a typical red velvet recipe will be more like 1-2 tablespoons which is why your 3/4cup made it a choco cuppie! the more cocoa you add, the more ‘reddening’ agent you have to add to pull back the brown.

however, yours came out SUPER CUTE even if they are cocoa cupcakes and not red velvet hehehe.

]]>