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Red Velvet: Velvety textured, red tinted yellow cake with a hint of cocoa flavor, frosted with cream cheese frosting.

Having a Red Velvet that is done RIGHT can be a life changing experience, unfortunately, most cakes sold as Red Velvet are simply yellow cake mix with red food coloring, and are absolutely not worth anyone's time.

Making it the right way is just as easy as the wrong way, but finding a recipe for the right way is really difficult.

My guy LOVES red velvet, and his enjoyment of the cake has always had to do with the texture. I've had success in getting a red tint
by using a non-alkalized cocoa (the way the original cakes would have been made). It reacts with the baking soda and creates a burgundy color in the cake. Not RED by any means but reddish...

When we moved to Sacramento from Chicago I was struck by the strange mix of architecture in the downtown/Midtown area, as well as the lack of buildings of any historical or architectural value...

I've recently learned that in the 60's and 70's fabulous theaters, hotels, businesses and historical mansions were torn down. They replaced the mansions with parking lots and state buildings (most of which are empty now), and we are left with only 3. The 2 and 4 unit apartment buildings from the 1800's-1940's, and more than half of the craftsman (including homes designed by FLW) single story and two story homes were demolished to have nasty tiny, multi-unit apartments put in their place.

It took the loss of the Alhambra Theatre to finally start a preservation movement. Developers are a dirty word here. They will tear something down, rather than revamp it into something new.

I personally feel that a landmark is what makes the city special, once it's gone, there's no getting it back. Could you imagine San Fran without the painted ladies or NYC without the Chrysler building?

My suggestion about the cost is to charge a tax for the preservation of the Historical landmarks. If you charge a tax for the upkeep of sports arenas and infrastructure why not for landmarks?

Curious how comfortable those loveseats are.