Written piece
My red recipe
Eleora Okere
Nigeria
About this piece
A red velvet cake recipe written as a portrait of character. Each ingredient stands for a quality — eggs for growth and transformation, sugar for adaptable sweetness, cocoa for the balance of painful honesty and the compassion that follows, salt to bring out the best in others, vinegar for transparency, flour for reliability — combining into something adaptable and honest.
My red velvet cake isn't any different or special in any way, the ingredients are medicore but selected with a high level of importance making it special in its own way.
I like to start of with eggs, known for its binding abilities, also for its' growth and transformation constantly evolving like my mind, a fertile ground for new ideas. White sugar, it's pure, simple and effortlessly sweet, its' presence adds warmth and flavor, it's able to dissolve and adapt to new situations, hence, its' flexibility. Cold butter milk, it's refreshing, with a calming presence and soothing empathy. Cocoa powder, a perfect combination of bitter and sweet, two sides of a coin, like a painful honesty and the compassion that follows afterwards. Vanilla extract, it's added due to its' faint scent which lingers in the air like a lasting impression, subtle yet distinctive. Red food coloring, it's bold, vibrant and attention grabbing personality gives the cake its' signature hue. A pinch of salt to bring out the best in others and a little white vinegar for transparency and sharp insight. And lastly flour used for its' reliable and sturdy nature, its' morals and use finely milled, smooth and unwavering. When all these are put together, you'll get a cake that is adaptable and sweet with the ability to grow in harmony,confidence and honesty, it'll leave a lasting taste in your mouth when eaten.😊
.................. LÔRI