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Update: I have developed a recipe that I like much MUCH better. The recipe is for cupcakes but you can double it and have enough for a layer cake (2 layers). …   It can be found on this site at Red Velvet and Cheesecake Marbled Cupcakes.
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NOTE ADDED: If you want a REDDER cake you will need to use LESS chocolate in BOTH recipes.  If you are planning on doing this for a special event where the color matters to you PLEASE bake a test cake to see how your color comes out.  With the beet colored cake especially the …read more

I don’t do cupcakes much. I guess with 5 boys, 3 girls, and a husband that considers 6 dozen cookies an apertif I just always made things in large quantities. Large, FILLING quantities. Cupcakes seem sweet and delicate to me.
But yesterday I wanted something different. I had made chicken with apples and lavender for TRGWT. hosted by Vanielje Kitchen and I was serving brown rice and mushroom risotto with it. I had worked on another foodie challenge all day and needed something simple..we have meetings at church each evening this week, too. So….hmmm….CUPCAKES!
Cupcakes are quick, easy …read more

The original for this can be found at Epicurious. I changed it up a little bit because the first time I made it I wanted a little more intensity in the flavor. I really love this but it is a bit more dense even than a normal carrot cake..the buttercream… What can I say about that?…oh my.
I made this for my husband Marc’s birthday which we are celebrating today. He loves spice cake and I expect that this carrot cake will disappear in an enthusiastic burst of activity….similar to the termites in the old Looneytunes cartoons. …read more