red velvet bulldogs

I made some red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting in honor of Fresno State's opening game against Rutgers.

I have to say that the idea of red velvet cake kind of makes me gag. I don't know...maybe it has something to do with the two ounces of red no. 40 that I just emptied into my mixing bowl? But of course, the taste of delicious cupcakes always trumps any doubts about artificial coloring, and these were really good.

In case anyone's wondering, here's what the green V is all about:

When Pat Hill became Fresno State's head coach prior to the 1997 season, he wanted to reinvigorate San Joaquin Valley pride in the Bulldogs. Because Fresno State is the only Division I football program in the Valley, a 250-mile stretch in California's midsection from Bakersfield to Modesto, Hill wanted to make the Bulldogs the "Green Bay Packers of college football." As Coach Hill often states, Fresno State is not only representing Fresno, its representing the entire Valley.

This representation of the San Joaquin Valley is displayed in the form of a green "V" on the back of the Bulldogs' helmets. The green in the "V" is a symbol to the agricultural community of the Central Valley, which is the world's richest agricultural area in export dollars. [source]

Also, Fresno State won 24-7. It had to be the cupcakes.