After much deliberation, I decided to revise my red velvet cupcake recipe, or rather make it more my own. I love the flavor of the original recipe, but was disappointed by the lack of classic cupcake shape, ie no dome. After looking at other recipes, I found that all pretty much called for the same amount of flour, baking soda, vinegar, all things that would add to the fluffiness. However, some recipes called for baking powder, which mine did not. Knowing that baking powder would add height I decided to try it.
In addition to the dome effect I was after, I wanted to also try something new with the center. I took out the Hershey's Kiss and added chocolate ganache. I used a combination of bittersweet and semi-sweet chocolate in the ganache, then piped a small amount into each cupcake.
The overall reaction was a total hit. The ganache is definitely a keeper. The additional baking powder did give a little bit more fluffiness to the cupcakes, but they still did not dome like expected. I have some more ideas on how to get the perfect red velvet cupcake.
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