When we were in New York last month for my birthday, we tried red velvet cupcakes from the famous Magnolia Bakery.

It’s so famous, there was a line to get inside. It was worth the wait because their cupcakes are so delicious!

I decided to try making red velvet cake for Christmas. I haven’t made a cake from scratch in so many years. I used this recipe, but I made my version two layers since I only have two cake pans.

I only had one bottle of red food coloring instead of the two bottles the recipe called for, so it didn’t turn out as red as the professional versions.

It was still quite tasty and fun to try making myself!