Black Velvet Cupcakes

Possessing a sweet tooth the size of an SUV, I have a place in my heart for just about any sugary concoction, with the exception of perhaps one ill-conceived cake: red velvet. Bland, insipid, and loaded with artificial chemical colors, I’ve simply never understood the appeal of such a distasteful combination. Instead of trying to re-create the classic with a more natural source of color, it only made sense to incorporate some actual flavor while I was at it! Using crushed blackberries to cr