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Made red velvet cupcakes today (Original Post) MissMillie Oct 2025 OP
That looks delicious FoxNewsSucks Oct 2025 #1
Do they contain chocolate Bluestocking Oct 2025 #2
2 tablespoons of cocoa powder MissMillie Oct 2025 #4
Cream cheese frosting? That image is drool worthy irisblue Oct 2025 #3
thanks MissMillie Oct 2025 #5
LOL justaprogressive Oct 2025 #6

FoxNewsSucks

(11,913 posts)
1. That looks delicious
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 09:08 PM
Oct 2025

Red Velvet is my favorite cake. I like it with chocolate frosting also. Can't decide which is better.

Bluestocking

(791 posts)
2. Do they contain chocolate
Thu Oct 23, 2025, 10:09 PM
Oct 2025

I can’t have caffeine so no chocolate for me unless it is white chocolate They look yummy

MissMillie

(39,702 posts)
4. 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 06:15 AM
Oct 2025

in the recipe I used, which is from America's Test Kitchen

I don't think I've ever seen a recipe for red velvet cake that didn't call for chocolate.

It's not considered a "chocolate" cake. I think the cocoa is to aide in giving it its color.

MissMillie

(39,702 posts)
5. thanks
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 06:23 AM
Oct 2025

They're quite good.

Here's the funny thing: For years I've said red velvet is my favorite cake, but it turns out that I really don't have it very often and since learning my mom's chocolate cake recipe, my mom's cake wins--no contest.

However, this might be the most expensive cake (well, cupcakes) I've ever made.

3.5 sticks of butter
16 ounces of cream cheese

Alan likes to joke that I'm trying to kill him w/ all the baking I do (he's diabetic). Yesterday I joked that if I don't kill him I may put him in the poor house.

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