Rhett and Scarlett's Red Velvet

Okay, I admit, guilty as charged, this is not the first time I tried baking red velvet cupcakes. This is my second try. The first one was a bit of a disaster... I used cupcake cups, the ones that can stand on their own, so I had to rely on the good ole toothpick to test if it was done. The problem was, it was too well done it almost got burnt. Then the weather was just so hot that day the cream cheese frosting simply wouldn't obey me! Or was it because I have overbeaten the frosting?! Aaargh!!!

So you see, I have to to do it again. And this weekend was the perfect time to redeem myself. Red food coloring? Check! Cream of Tartar? Check! Cocoa? Check! Cream Cheese? Check! Baking cups? Check! All set!

I decided to call it Scarlett's Red Velvet. Not only because it rhymes or because of its origins but because I wanted to name it after one of the most memorable fictional characters set in the backdrop of American Civil War. I'm getting geeky already. I know, I'll stop now. Wait a sec, it could also be called Rhett's Red Velvet! But frankly my dear, I don't give a bleep... *wink*

If I say so myself, I think this one turned out way better than the last one. The cake was moist not burnt, the reddish tint was just right and the frosting was so kind it obeyed me this time! Yey! The dark chocolate malt looked a-ok as the icing on the cake... or should I say cupcake?

Happy cupcaking,

Aikko

ps: I decided to call it Rhett and Scarlett's Red Velvet, sue me. *wink*