Name: Red Velvet Madeleines recipe by Denise Romeo at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 3 large eggs; 2 egg yolks; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3/4 cup butter, melted; 3 tablespoons red food coloring; 1 1/2 cups cake flour; 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; powdered sugar (optional)

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Combine the sugar, eggs, yolks and vanilla in a mixing bowl and beat at medium-high speed with an electric mixer for 5 minutes or until thick and pale. Add butter and food coloring to the mixture, and beat until well-blended.

Whisk together the cake flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt, and then fold in the egg mixture. Spoon the batter into 2 well-greased shiny madeleine pans, filling three-fourths full (about 1 tablespoon per madeleine).

Bake at 400° for 8 to 10 minutes or until the centers of the madeleines spring back when lightly pressed. Immediately remove madeleines from the pan to prevent sticking and cool on a wire rack.

Cool completely (about 20 minutes) and dust with powdered sugar just before serving, if desired.