Red Velvet Cupcakes are all the rage as you know and in celebration of Valentine's Day, I decided to bake my Mavenati some goodies. To save time, you can purchase Red Velvet Whoopie Pie Cake Mix from Williams & Sonoma at $20 CAN/box. It comes with Butter Cream Frosting Mix and rest assured, just because it's instant doesn't mean the quality's not there. They use the finest ingredients in their mix including exotic Callebaut Red Cocoa. Otherwise, you can use your favourite Chocolate Cake recipe, adding a few drops of Red Food Colouring and some Vanilla Extract for a similar effect.
1. Prepare your cake batter.
3. I got these adorable heart-shaped pans from Crate & Barrel. Grease these well and only fill them sparsely with about two tablespoons of batter. Bake at 325° for 17 to 20 minutes. Do not overbake - remember, we're baking cakes, not bloody Scones! Well bloody, yes. Scones, no.
