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Blue Velvet Cake

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  • on June 16, 2011

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    this looks very cool, i've made the red velvet and loved it, this cake will be awsome to make for my b-day cake, i'm making it with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers football team in mind...team colors are blue and gold. "TRUE BLUE ALL THE WAY" Love this idea

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  • on June 08, 2011

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    I love red velvet cake, and I love blue. So I made a blue velvet cake (different recipe and it was delicious. BUT, two years later I still have not lived down, my blue velvet cake b/c... everyone poo'ed blue/green and had a heart attack. SO, if you make this, either use less food coloring (I only used one ounce in mine, use natural food coloring, or warn your guests...

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  • on July 08, 2010

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    I watched someone on Cupcake Wars make a Blue Velvet cupcake so I looked on the internet and came across this one! I hope to make it soon! sounds yummy

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  • on April 06, 2010

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    I love cake, velvet cake has become a recent passion of mine. Finding this recipe was interesting and while it was frustrating at times (making cakes from scratch is difficult for me, I'm a vanilla cake girl it was well worth it.

    The only thing I'm disappointed with is the cream cheese icing; I'm told (red velvet cake is constantly paired with cream cheese because it's such a good combination... well it sucks for those of us who can't stomach cream cheese!

    Instead I make a thick butter cream frosting or a honey icing glaze. Delicious combination with this cake and doesn't leave you feeling sick shortly afterwards!

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  • on February 07, 2010

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    I made this cake for the superbowl this year (Representing Indianapolis Colts with the blue and white. It was so good--it lifted everbody's spirits after the Colts lost! It's so moist and rich--gotta love Paula and her butter... Mmmmm...

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  • on January 06, 2010

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    I have done this recipe a number of times and sometimes it comes out wonderful other times not.

    It is the closes velvet cake I found to compare to a red velvet cake I would by back home in Louisiana from one cake shop. The only thing I need to finish it is to find a match to the icing they use. It is so light, fluffy and not too sweet. I will give the icing on this recipe a try. I will be crossing my fingers.

    However, sometimes when I make the cake after baking it come out very heavy and dense. I end up having to throw away.

    Can anyone give me suggestions to what I might be doing to cause this problem to sometimes happen.

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  • on November 05, 2009

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    I absolutely love Duff. And when I got one of his recipes I tried it right away for a covered dish dinner. Hardly any was gone that night. Almost no one would even try it.. It is an amazing IDEA for maybe kids, or themed party. But not an everyday thing. Also, I tried the cake, and I just honestly didn't like it. I'm a baker and cake artist my self, so I at least somewhat know what I'm talking about.. We folowed the recipe exactly, but it was just not appealing. I love the color, but the actual taste of the cake was just not good at all. Honestly it kind of tasted cheap, and a very poor quality cake. And the frosting was maybe more of a filling than a frosting. it would barely stick to the cake, but it stuck to everything else. It was WAY too sticky and messy. It was not fun to deal with AT ALL.
    If this is the quality of cake Duff is putting out, I'm not sure how impresed by him I am anymore. You could probably get the same quality cake at your local grocerey store, just without the "art".. As a fellow cake artest, yes, I worry about the cake looking amazing, but more importantly how the cake tastes. If it dosn't taste good why buy it? Especialy at those prices.

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  • on November 05, 2009

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    I made a red velvet cake, a white cake, and this blue velvet cake for a rainbow party I had. OMG! It was simply amazing! After everybody had theirs they wanted more and more. One person said they would never at anyother cake ever. Can you stand it?

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  • on August 27, 2009

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    My husband has been asking for this cake since we saw this episode last year and I finally made it for his birthday last week - it turned out PERFECTLY. This is only the second cake I've ever made from scratch (the first one was horrible and I didn't try again until now and I'm not sure I'll ever need (or want to try another chocolate cake recipe ever. I made it as 2 8x8 layers and used a buttercream fudge frosting on it (can't do cream cheese b/c of allergies and it was soo good together. SO rich. We all kept it to small pieces and it kept 5 or 6 days and it was still amazingly moist and perfect down to the last slice. MAKE THIS CAKE TODAY!!! :

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  • on March 29, 2009

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    This is the first time I have made a "velvet" cake. I followed Duff's directions exactly and the cake turned out amazing. The three layers did not puff up in the middle as can happen for box-cakes - this made icing the layers a breeze. To the person who asked, I melted marshmallows by microwaving for 30 seconds and stirring. The slurry is very sticky and ends up looking like the marshmallow cream you can buy in a can. It incorporates into the butter/cream cheese nicely. The icing is just the right texture - just solid enough to fit the layers on top without the layers smooshing the icing all out the sides. I recommend refrigerating the cake before slicing or the cake crumbles easily (it's not dry it just does not hold together very well at room temperature. The three layers make this a huge cake, perfect for serving a large family and friends. I've already sliced 6 pieces and still haven't reach the half-way mark. Good one, Duff! Thanks for sharing!

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