How it all started...

My love for cupcakes started a few months during one of those long weekends.  I was thinking of an activity that I could do with my eldest son during the said weekend and it occurred to me that it would actually be nice to do some baking with him.  And so I went on a net hunt for a good cupcake recipe and I came across the name "Red Velvet Cupcakes".  I really got curious because I have always been hearing people raving about these red velvet cupcakes and so I decided to make some.

I got this recipe from this link:

http://www.yummy.ph/recipe/red-velvet-cupcakes-with-cream-cheese-frosting-and-chocolate-heart-toppers

I must say that it was actually a good recipe.  I was happy with the result but the preparation was really messy!  Especially when I added the red food coloring!!!

But everything was all worth it when we finally got to taste it!  Although I must say that I love it more a few days after it was baked.  It was more moist after about a day or two.

For the toppings in the photo above, I actually just grated some dark Lindt chocolate that has been ignored because it was really to bitter to eat alone.  But I must say it was put to good use at that time because it balanced the sweetness of the cupcake.

Now that I'm looking at the photo I am actually craving for some red velvet cupcakes!  I think I will bake some over the weekend :-D