{"id":1968,"date":"2010-08-19T04:44:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-19T04:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/bake-n-blog-red-velvet-cupcakes\/"},"modified":"2010-08-19T04:44:00","modified_gmt":"2010-08-19T04:44:00","slug":"bake-n-blog-red-velvet-cupcakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2010\/08\/bake-n-blog-red-velvet-cupcakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Bake-n-Blog: Red Velvet Cupcakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Staci at <a href=\"http:\/\/staciedwardsdesign.blogspot.com\/\">Staci Edwards Design<\/a> had this <a href=\"http:\/\/staciedwardsdesign.blogspot.com\/2010\/07\/bake-n-blog.html\">fun idea<\/a> for bloggers to make one of <a href=\"http:\/\/mingmakescupcakes.yolasite.com\/\">Ming\u2019s cupcakes<\/a> and blog about it.&#160; Since I love everything about cupcakes \u2013 making them, eating them, serving them \u2013 it was easy to get on board.<\/p>\n<p>Ming\u2019s website is simple with beautiful photos and recipes for cupcakes, cookies and scones.&#160; I discovered that <a href=\"http:\/\/mingthompson.com\/\">Ming Thompson<\/a> is a recent graduate of the Masters in Architecture program at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. So interesting that her site about cupcakes has been all over the blogosphere. <\/p>\n<p>I chose the Red Velvet Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting because I have never made them before but have always wanted to.&#160; I think they are much more popular in the US than here in Canada. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/living\/food\/article\/844371--red-velvet-cupcakes-gain-new-legion-of-fans\">Toronto Star<\/a> recently printed a red velvet cupcake recipe from a bakery in New York that delivered the cupcakes to actress Katie Holmes who is filming here in Toronto.<\/p>\n<p><em>Martha Stewart\u2019s Cupcakes<\/em> book says that <em>\u201cthe name comes from the naturally reddish hue of cocoa powder, which is enhanced by a chemical reaction between vinegar and baking soda.&#160; Today, most versions rely on food colour (although some bakers use beet juice) to achieve a vivid shade.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a 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