Red Velvet Cake

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This is an excellent recipe and very true to form. Too often people like to add more chocolate or cocoa powder giving it more chocolate flavor. That is not the point of the cake. You should not taste the chocolate/cocoa. It is only there to help add to the "red velvet" color.

I have been making this cake for over 25 years and the commercial versions are horrible for the simple reason that there is too much chocolate!!!! I wouldn't change a thing. :

Thank you Alton Brown.

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This cake was delicious both the cake and the icing. HOWEVER, it only made a single layer!
There was no cutting the layers in half and having 4 layers with icing in between. They would've been paper thin, This receipe needs to the tripled to make an impressive looking dessert.

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I'm a big time foodie with a lot of cooking experience, but no baking experience. This was the first cake of any sort that I baked from scratch. I was doubtful, but it turned out great! I only read the reviews after i made it, but I agree that it could use a little more cocoa. I dusted the iced final product with a little cocoa to add a little more. I also agree with those that said the icing was a little thin, but it is delicious! I would leave it in the fridge an extra 10 minutes next time. I didn't cut the cakes in half, which left icing to put around the outside (I made it for my wife's birthday cake. In summary, it's an awesome recipe that I was able to follow with no experience in baking. I only wish I watched the video beforehand too, it's helpful.

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I'm not a huge fan of red velvet cake, but my wife suggested we try making this for family that came over for the holidays. It was a huge hit. Multiple "this is the best red velvet cake I've ever had" compliments.

$15 weight scale from Walmart or Target will help you nail this and many more of AB's recipes. Easier to pour ingredients in than using meauring cups and spoons, too.

Keep your butter, eggs, and buttermilk out overnight to have them room temp the next day. Or in the morning to be ready when you come home from work.

Wear red when you make it since you'll be dealing with the entire 1 fluid oz bottle of red food coloring. AB did in the episode and so did I.

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I copied this from a previous reviewer. These measurements are correct because she came up with the same as me and our cakes turned out great. Dry and liquid measurements are different. I used about 3 Tbls of cocoa instead of 1.

5 1/2oz = 1/2C. + 3Tbl
4oz = 1/2C.
1/2oz = 1Tbl
10 1/2oz = 1C. + 1/4C. + 1Tbl
13 1/2oz = 1 1/2C. + 3Tbl

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I just wanted to point out to the confused person who thought you needed to double the recipe to get the four layers shown in the picture. You don't. You just need to CUT EACH LAYER IN HALF.

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I just made the frosting, so that is what I'm rating. It was just exactly what I was looking for. I would switch Crisco for the butter next time, just because it holds up better at room temp.

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I used the cake recipe to make the base for a "brains cake" I was making for a Walking Dead dinner party, and it was a HUGE hit! Cake was moist, had just the right amount of chocolate flavor, and came out the perfect color. Alton Brown never fails me.

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This was my first "from scratch" cake recipe that I have ever made. It was also my first time using a standing mixer, so I can say that I found the instructions (and ingredients very easy to work with. I used half of the recipe portions to make 12 normal sized cupcakes and they came out perfectly!
Members of my family who had never liked Red Velvet Cake LOVED these cupcakes with the cream cheese frosting. I highly recommend using this recipe even if you are new to baking.

A few tips/ideas:

To make cupcakes: Follow all instructions but simply spoon the batter into the cupcake molds and cook at 325 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

For a lower fat frosting use 1/3 less fat Cream Cheese (American Nuefchâtel instead of regular Cream Cheese. The result is nearly identical in flavor and texture.

Also, I found that I needed only half of the food coloring to achieve the desired coloring.

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Absolutely wonderful! The best Red Velvet cake recipe I have found. The cake came out moist and delicious!!! This is now my go-to RV recipe!