Red Velvet Cupcakes from Bobby Flay Throwdown

After having a red velvet cupcake from Two Little Red Hens, my hankering for red velvet cupcakes was insatiable. It's unfortunate how far away Two Little Red Hens is from my apartment, so it's a rare treat that I have maybe a couple of times a year. I was desiring a red velvet cupcake up …

Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

I started my first real job out of college about a month ago, and now that a considerable chunk of my time is devoted to work, I have much less time to blog. I still cook and bake quite often - I recently made two chocolate cakes and a soy sauce chicken, but not having …

Chocolate Layer Cake

I don't know if you know this, but most times, my baking experiments are driven by a need to use up existing ingredients. For this chocolate layer cake, I really wanted to use up my expired buttermilk and the failure of a chocolate frosting I made for a salted caramel chocolate cupcake. In a stroke …

Red Velvet (Albino) Half-Cake

I made a red velvet cake - without red food coloring. I love red velvet cake. I don't know what is so irresistible about it. Is it the contrast between the deep red cake and the snow white icing? Or is it just the inexplicable flavor of the cake that you can't put your finger …

Black Bottom Cupcakes

The recipe for these cupcakes are from Magnolia Bakery. I didn't like them too much, though. The cheesecake filling wasn't very sweet and neither was the cake. However, the cupcake was much improved upon chilling. The cake took on a brownie-like texture, and the cheesecake filling felt smooth and velvety. Black Bottom Cupcakes Adapted from …