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A rich, moist, sweet cake with a dark red, bright red or red-brown color.
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For the past two weeks I have been craving a red-velvet cupcake from Crumb Bakeshop on. I have been putting this off as long as possible because if I have one I may very well become addicted. That is not a good idea during this holiday season.
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All of the cupcakes at Crumb are magnificent. Some notables are the Oreo cupcakes, Pumpkin cupcakes, Peanutbutter, Lemon, Grasshopper (mint-chocolate chip). Of course traditional vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. My favorite by far are the red velvet. The buttermilk and cocoa flavors are as rich as its deep red color. They are served nice and warm too.
I think I might give in and go have one.
Crumb Bake Shop
124 University Place
New York, NY 10013
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LingEatsCake
March 31, 2009
I feel like I should have heard of this place, but I haven't! How does it compare to my fave NY cupcake joint, Sugar Sweet Sunshine?
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HealthyRache
December 17, 2008
Yum! I've never tried Crumb, but I have been to Magnolia in Greenwich. Which NYC cupcake shop do you prefer?
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Yes, as my headline states, red velvet cakes are indeed, LOVE. Whenever I happen to be passing by a bakery, I never pass up the opportunity to get a cupcake one. I've also been known to drive miles out of the way to pick up one of these babies; they're just that good! The red velvet not only has a gorgeous name, but if made right, has a gorgeous color and texture, not to mention amazing taste and richness. My favorite frosting to go with it is definitely … more
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In the last week I have made no less than three four red velvet cake recipes with three different frostings and two moms (one biological, one in-law). The main thought that I leave you with after my experiements is that red food coloring is weird and should be eaten in moderation whenever possible... That said, Red Velvet Cake is a delicious flavor and a wonderment of science. Technically, it is a sort of very light tangy chocolate. … more
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Don't bother snagging one of those normal frosting varieties; cream cheese frosting or BUST! It really does make or break the experience...
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Is tastes like chocolate but is a beautiful red
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Quick Tip by devora.
September 02, 2009
Red velvets are my favorite cupcakes of all. Will definitely be my wedding cake. The frosting must be SUPER cream cheesy!
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December 16, 2008
The best thing about red velvet cupcakes is undoubtably the cream cheese frosting. I first had red velvet cupcakes at a friend's wedding this summer...I just found out they're now filing for divorce, which is awful....but I don't blame the cupcakes.
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A Red velvet cake is a rich, moist, sweet cake with a dark red, bright red or red-brown color. It is usually prepared as a layer cake somewhere between chocolate and vanilla in flavor, topped with a creamy white icing. Common ingredients are buttermilk, butter, flour, cocoa, and either beets or red food coloring. The amount of cocoa used varies in different recipes. A typical frosting is a butter roux (also known as a cooked flour frosting). Cream cheese or buttercream frostings are also used.
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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, but the reaction of acidic vinegar and buttermilk tends to better reveal the red anthocyanin in the cocoa. Before more alkaline "Dutch Processed" cocoa was widely available, the red color would have been more pronounced. This natural tinting may have been the source for the name "Red Velvet" as well as "Devil's Food" and similar names for chocolate cakes.
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.
A red velvet cake was a signature dessert at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City during the 1920s. According to a ...
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