This time, I was going to try it myself.
So I was forced to make the cupcakes on my own. The recipe can be found on the Food Network website. It wasn't all that time consuming, but I think that I will only make these cupcakes for special occasions from now on. I really do love red velvet cupcakes and the idea of them just makes me super happy.
But in the end, the cupcakes turned out quite well, I think:
With the help of Paula Deen--well, with the help of her recipe--I decide to embark on making Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese frosting . Was I little inspired by the women of Georgetown Cupcake? Yes. Would I ever want to do this for a job? Um, no, because it's hard and I managed to burn myself. (This time I burned the top of my forearm (just a small burn) and luckily I had a first aid kit that included Hello Kitty! Band aids.)
And Stella, my cat coworker, glared at me and refused to help in this endeavor (and luckily I have a good photographer for a house guest who is able to capture such animosity):
What's interesting is that I associate Red Velvet cupcakes/cake with hearth and home and certain people. This sentimental attachment to RV cupcakes certainly won't stop me from making other cupcakes for special occasions. It was fun to make these. However, this adventure will NOT stop me from going to Georgetown. I love those cupcakes too too much.
There are a few complications at work and all things won't be resolved as immediately as I had hoped, but in order to keep my spirits up, I decided to do some baking. And since there was no way that I was going to eat all of the cupcakes myself, I decided to take them to work and give them away. (That way, if I ruined Ms. Deen's recipe, I wouldn't be left to suffer the consequences all alone.)
But in the end, the cupcakes turned out quite well, I think:
