Finding chocolate in A Sea of Red

In the midst of a crowd, I saw a cupcake staring at me from across the room. I made my way between mazes of students, just to get a glimpse of the Cupcake Truck.

It was me versus the menu. Which cupcake would I choose? I decided to break away from my chocolate diet and try red velvet.



At first glance, there is no sign of chocolate, but after taking a bite, I realized the red velvet tasted all too familiar. Believe me, I know chocolate when I taste it. In disbelief, everyone around me kept telling me red velvet was chocolate cake with red food coloring. I did not want to believe it, but my taste buds never lie.

Convinced of red velvet's special powers, I decided to look up some recipes on Betty Crocker. Most recipes called for chocolate cake, cocoa, and red food coloring.

This surprise made me love red velvet even more. I know can embrace it into the wonderful world of chocolate dessert treats.

This is my new favorite red velvet recipe. I love red velvet's subtle hint of cocoa in each cream cheese bite. The cream cheese may be surprising, but the dairy complements the chocolate flavoring well.

What are your favorite red velvet creations?

Keep it chocolate,
Mandy rose