Red Velvet Mocha

Many foods are all about the flavor, but there are a few out there that are all about the color and red velvet is one of those. Red velvet cake is a buttermilk cake that has a hint of chocolate to it. That hint of chocolate from natural cocoa powder originally gave the cake – decades ago – a natural reddish hue when it combined with baking soda. These days, red velvet cakes are all colored with plenty of red food coloring and many omit the cocoa entirely to keep the color as bright as possible. This actually allows us to play around with the idea of red velvet a little more, since red food coloring gives us the freedom to put the original cake into new forms. Read more about Testoprime.

This Red Velvet Mocha doesn’t taste much like red velvet cake, but it is a delicious chocolate drink with a big “wow” factor that is perfect for treating your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day or another special occasion. The mocha is made with dark chocolate chocolate that is melted into strong black coffee. The dark chocolate gives the drink a velvety texture, however you can substitute your favorite hot cocoa mix to make things a little easier. It only takes a few drops of food coloring to give this drink a rich red hue, so add it in slowly. I topped mine with whipped cream and a few red sprinkles, just to add a bit more flare, however this drink needs no embellishment since the color says it all.

Red Velvet Mocha
6 oz strong, hot coffee
2 oz dark/semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 tbsp sugar
or 3 tbsp hot chocolate mix
4-6 drops red food coloring
4 oz hot milk

In a large mug, stir together hot coffee, chocolate and sugar – or hot cocoa mix – and mix until chocolate is completely melted. Stir in red food coloring and milk. Add additional sugar to taste, as needed.
Top with whipped cream to serve.

Serves 1.