Comments on: Red Velvet Cupcakes http://www.heathersbytes.com/red-velvet-cupcakes/ "The belly rules the mind." ~ Spanish proverb Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:31:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Keira James http://www.heathersbytes.com/red-velvet-cupcakes/comment-page-1/#comment-1270 Keira James Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:30:47 +0000 http://www.heathersbytes.com/?p=889#comment-1270 i love to eat cakes and bake them too that is why i am always on the lookout for cake recipes,"` i love to eat cakes and bake them too that is why i am always on the lookout for cake recipes,”`

]]> By: Heather http://www.heathersbytes.com/red-velvet-cupcakes/comment-page-1/#comment-807 Heather Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:42:03 +0000 http://www.heathersbytes.com/?p=889#comment-807 Hi Ash - I'm not sure why these wouldn't be considered red velvet either way? I looked it up and beets have been used for the coloring and to keep the cake moist, but from what I've found red food coloring predates using beets, which were used during WW2. Wikipedia says: "James Beard's 1972 reference 'American Cookery' describes three red velvet cakes varying in the amounts of shortening and butter. All use red food coloring." Also: "While foods were rationed during World War II, bakers used boiled beets to enhance the color of their cakes. Boiled grated beets or beet baby food are found in some red velvet cake recipes, where they also serve to retain moisture." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_velvet_cake Hi Ash – I’m not sure why these wouldn’t be considered red velvet either way? I looked it up and beets have been used for the coloring and to keep the cake moist, but from what I’ve found red food coloring predates using beets, which were used during WW2.

Wikipedia says: “James Beard’s 1972 reference ‘American Cookery’ describes three red velvet cakes varying in the amounts of shortening and butter. All use red food coloring.”

Also: “While foods were rationed during World War II, bakers used boiled beets to enhance the color of their cakes. Boiled grated beets or beet baby food are found in some red velvet cake recipes, where they also serve to retain moisture.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_velvet_cake

]]> By: Ash http://www.heathersbytes.com/red-velvet-cupcakes/comment-page-1/#comment-805 Ash Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:36:48 +0000 http://www.heathersbytes.com/?p=889#comment-805 I thought actual rev velvet cake was made red by beets. Either I'm totally mislead by my mother(which is entirely possible) or this isn't really red velvet cake but literally just red cake that is velvety. I thought actual rev velvet cake was made red by beets. Either I’m totally mislead by my mother(which is entirely possible) or this isn’t really red velvet cake but literally just red cake that is velvety.

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