The Red and Rich!

Assalamualaikum!

Lets not talk about the age shall we?I'm still a teen at heart just so you know.We had a picnic yesterday and it was fun.Hot but fun.Lets talk about food instead!
I have no idea who or what started the "Red Velvet Cake" madness around the world.REALLY AROUND THE WORLD, I KID YOU NOT!I didn't really paid any attention to the ingredients used ad the red color..well it a red cake..Anyhoos,about a week ago my sister suggested that I should give it a shot since she tried making one herself and it tasted good.So here's the thing..the recipe to make it? Almost similar to the recipe of chocolate cake.So let me get this straight..RED VELVET CAKE IS A CHOCOLATE CAKE THAT IS RED..
Weird huh?chocolate cake that is red or red chocolate cake.DECIDE ALREADY!
However mine was partially red.So what should we call it?Not-so-Red Velvet Cuppies?
Its either the food coloring is not red and thick enough or the cocoa powder is too dark or simply both.But let me share it with you anyways.Maybe you'll have better luck with YOUR food colouring and cocoa powder.
Just so you know,I used Van Houten Cocoa Powder and Star Brand Cochineal Coloring.

Red Velvet Cuppies

1 1/2 All purpose Flour

1/2 stick butter(softened)
1 egg
2 tablespoon of cocoa powder
1 bottle or red coloring
a dash of vanilla essence
1 cup milk
1 cup sugar
a pinch of salt
1 1/2 teaspoon of bicarbonate soda.

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit
2. Sift the flour,bicarbonate soda,salt and set aside
3. In a bowl,use a spoon of spatula,mix the butter and sugar until its light and fluffy.
4. Then,add the egg and vanilla essence mix again.
5. Add in the milk.Don't be alarmed.The batter SHOULD BE LUMPY.Add in the colouring.
6. After that,add the flour mixture to the batter.2 or 3 spoons at a time.Mix until the batter is smooth.
7. Line the muffin tray with the cups and pour in the batter.
8. Bake for 27-30 minutes.
9. Let it cool

Some of the ingredients used

Sifted flour,cocoa,salt an bicarbonate soda

Butter and sugar

Added egg

The lumpy batter after adding the milk

Colored batter 

mix.mix.mix

Gorgeous ain't it?

Put in the cups

Pour them in the lined cups

TADAAAA!

I've tried making this cake before and its super yum.I got the recipe from a book Kakak gave me looooong ago.Its called Kitchen for Kids.She bought this when i was 15 or so.Appearantly I'm still a kid to her then.Now pun kan kakak?*wink2*

This is the book!

Do you know how to make these cuppies taste EVEN BETTER?yes baby.yes.ICINGGGGG!
Cream cheese Icing to be exact.

Cream Cheese Icing

1 stick cream cheese

1/2 stick butter
1 1/2 cup icing sugar

Cream all of the ingredients together.yes.thats it.

Instead of putting them in an icing bag and make cute design,i took a butter knife and spread them generously on to of the cuppies.(I was running late)
I then powdered these rich sinful babies with cocoa powder.YEAY!

Cream Cheese Icing

Babies covered in icing 

Powder it with chocolate

Happy Birthday to me!=)

It was a cute small picnic indeed.The weather was pleasant (scorching hot really but i can't complain).We had Fettucini Arabiata (i didn't snap any pictures of it unfortunately.next time insyaAllah!)

Till then,Salut
Love,
Anggerik