what's in the box?

I finally went to the humming bakery in Soho!!! I've never been and i was excited to try one of the things i've been making for months. I absolutely love the shop. Its so small and pretty.  Love the box too. Presentation is very important. Loved seeing all the things i'd made and i'll definitely be going back soon to try something else. I decided to buy a red velvet cupcake because i got it wrong the first time i tried to make it so i thought this would be a good time to try again.

red velvet cupcakes...again

The first time i attempted this recipe, it went wrong because i had used Dr. Oetker red food colouring which was suggested by the book. So this time i chose to use one a friend told me about, Silver spoon red food colour. If you take a look at the first time i tried it you'd see there are a few differences. The Dr. Oekter colouring was really thick so it  made a thicker paste. The silver spoon colouring immediately produced a red paste instead of the brown mud-like paste i got the first time. http://sweetartbytemi.blogspot.com/2011/11/thankful.html 

When they got out of the oven they were a nice satisfying pink and i couldn't wait for them to cool so i could put the cream cheese frosting on them and taste.

Opened the box and did a little comparing. 

It definitely tasted better this time around and even if it wasn't exactly like the one i got from the shop i must say i'm satisfied with what i got. Although a few things made me wonder if the recipes in the book are what they really use. My cream cheese frosting was whiter but tasted exactly the same. My cake was a duller red and the texture was softer. They must use a food processor (not hands like i do) for the crumbs because it was so powder-like.