First thing’s first, red velvet is NOT CHERRIES. What is red velvet? What exactly is a red velvet cupcake and how do we explain its taste? Chocolatey? Vanilla? IMO red velvet is the umami of cupcakes – a taste which is rich, familiar yet unexplainable – to put it simply. There may be a lot of debates out there, but the conclusion is: red velvet recipes are essentially just originations from red coloured cakes. During World War II, Red coloured cake recipes were introduced by using beetroot juices. The enhanced colour not only served the purpose of making cakes more appealing, beets were also used as a filler and to…