THIS IS A FOOD POST: Red Velvet Edition

I've been eating at new places this holiday, i think making some comparisons between similar or the same food would be fun -- take this lightheartedly as a subjective review from me! for the first edition, i will be reviewing everyone's favorite cake at the moment: red velvet (cup)cake which tastes like chocolate when in fact, the cake itself is red. (ps: i ate 2 cakes when writing this post)

The reddish-brown color of the cake originally was from a reaction of the cocoa powder with an acidic ingredient such as buttermilk, however red food coloring is often added especially if the cake does not contain chocolate. (wikipedia)

on to the 1st place: Souly's Butter Kitchen.

the cupcakes! left: red velvet with mascarpone cheese, right: chocolate cupcake.

the texture

Souly's Butter Kitchen is located in front of KFC Kemang. i love this mini-cafe's ambiance! too bad the place is too small that I had to hit everything around me. for the red velvet cupcake, i think it was nice. the mascarpone cheese topping was OK but didn't do any justice to save the cake.

2nd place: Convivium

the front door, from my table

the ever talked-about Red Velvet Cake!

I'm in love with Convivium! the ambiance there is really homey, definitely the place where you want to spend the evening with your loved ones. haven't tried their main course though - i went there just after i had my lunch at Ebisu Curry (I'll post about it soon!) so basically we only had afternoon tea there.

my personal favorite for red velvet cupcakes actually goes to Serradella (I had it at Brightspot Market, now available at The Goods Dept.) but Convivium's own cake is absolutely delish! the cake was moist, the slice was big enough for two, and I won't forget how gorgeous the topping was! it was quite unusual to have coconut on the top of your red velvet cake, I think.

PS: I haven't tried other places such as Tea Party Cupcakes or Sugar High, but i will definitely write about them once i get to taste theirs!