Red Velvet

One of my favourite cake flavours is red velvet.  It's the combination of the light chocolate flavour, deep-red colour, and the thought of the American South that does it for me.  Just top it off with some buttery cream cheese frosting, and I'm a very happy camper.


Last time I was in the U.S., I went to Williams Sonoma and picked up some Sprinkles brand red velvet cupcake mix.  Sprinkles is a California-based cupcake bakery, and they are famous for their simple but sophisticated cupcakes that feature a signature dot decoration.  The cupcakes turned out really well, and the Sprinkles' dot just added something special.