Red Velvet Cupcake from Batter Bakery

The velvety goodness of Red Velvet cake is an appropriate go to choice for a number of holidays: the obvious color connection to Valentines Day, Christmas and the 4th of July but Fall is the season to cozy up with Red Velvet.
One crisp afternoon this week I did just that with a little cupcake from Batter Bakery.

I was sold by the absolutely adorable vintage cake stand display at the Boutique store on Polk Street and though the $3.00 price (not displayed) was a little surprising it didn't diminish my appetite for this cupcake.

A good friend of mine is a sort of "red velvet connoisseur" and has noted that the cream cheese frosting on a lot red velvet cakes/cupcakes is lemony, sometimes too lemony which is something I have always taken into account with this particular flavor. With that said I am happy to report that Batter Bakery's cream cheese frosting is not lemony at all! It's indeed a semi-sweet cream cheesy blend with a hint of being whipped frosting rather than the heavy  butter cream frosting typically paired with this popular flavor.

Though dense and definitely red velvet (complete with hints of coco), the cake wasn't as moist as expected. Don't get me wrong the cake wasn't dry... like I said it just wasn't as moist as expected which is kind of a key element to (red) velvet.

 

So while the richness of it's deep rouge hue didn't deliver buttery decadent bites, Batter Bakery does deliver a winning combination.  

 

This handcrafted baked good and it's sweet, light but not too light frosting topped with a (red) M&M are borderline perfection!

Find this festive fall flavor and more at the Batter Bakery shop located at 2127 Polk Street and/or the Batter Bakery retail kiosk at 555 California Street in San Francisco!