red velvet cake

Shea Posted: Mar 24, 2004 04:51 PM

red velvet cake

i know this is a weird question but what does red velvet cake taste like?

Jordan Posted: Mar 24, 2004 04:55 PM

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Do a search - there was a thread on here recently.

tourist Posted: Mar 24, 2004 04:57 PM

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ask Xelindrya.
Chocolate, I think.

Shea Posted: Mar 24, 2004 05:10 PM

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ok...someone said devils food.....
so i guess it is chocolate after all? so can i ask why if it's chocolate is it red?

jessnyc711 Posted: Mar 24, 2004 05:11 PM

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I think it may differ with each bakery, but the one I've tasted is very moist cake, no particular flavor since the red is I think just coloring, and the icing I've had with it is like a cream cheese tasting, very good.

Shea Posted: Mar 24, 2004 05:12 PM

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oh gosh....i totally want to try that! did u go for a cake tasting?

MrsBrad Posted: Mar 24, 2004 06:08 PM

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haha, red velvet always reminds me of 'Steal Magnolias' with the Armadillo cake.

but I am sure its delicious

bobbsbride Posted: Mar 24, 2004 06:11 PM

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I said I was going to make it but life is just to busy to bake right now!! Does anyone know of a bakery on LI that has them??

littlewilson Posted: Mar 24, 2004 09:34 PM

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It's not a chocolate cake, although it does contain a small amount of cocoa powder. The flavor is very distinctive - and unbelievably DELICIOUS! This is by far FH and my favorite cake, and we wanted to have it for the wedding, but there are a few folks in our family who absolutely refuse to eat a blood red cake!

MegLehner Posted: Mar 24, 2004 09:39 PM

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I think it is sweeter than reg chocolate cake.
Im having it. Audreys is making it. They told me traditionally it is not made with red food coloring, but rather a reddish color cocoa (forgot what it is called) and that is the way they make it.

MegLehner Posted: Mar 24, 2004 09:40 PM

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Posted by littlewilson

It's not a chocolate cake, although it does contain a small amount of cocoa powder. The flavor is very distinctive - and unbelievably DELICIOUS! This is by far FH and my favorite cake, and we wanted to have it for the wedding, but there are a few folks in our family who absolutely refuse to eat a blood red cake!

Wilson - you could always have the top layer red velvet for just you and FH. I actually think that is the traditional way to do it.