Red Velvet Kola Nut Cupcakes

Of all our recipes, this “blessing cupcake” has not only become our signature baking item, but it is also one of our favorites because of its strong romantic and cultural connection to our own sweet love story. My family’s heritage traces its roots back to the noble Igbo tribe in Nigeria, West Africa, from where our ancestors were first brought to America as slaves. Many of the tribe’s proud traditions survived, including the offering of a sacred kola nut by a hopeful groom asking for his b