Red Velvet Cake

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  • on May 07, 2013

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    I made this cake four different times but in stead of AP flour I used Swans cake flour. For my great nephews birthday the other day I didn't have enough cake flour so I used AP flour. The cake turn out good as well and taste good too but I will stick with Swans cake flour it makes the cake moister.this recipe is great and the cake turns out great as well.

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  • on December 28, 2012

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    I made the cake only and used a different website's cream cheese and marscapone icing. The cake was tasty. It does take a lot of red coloring to get a nice red color. I would probably add a touch more cocoa, even though I realize this recipe has more cocoa than most. Be careful when baking. It turns very quickly from the wooden pick coming out gooey to completely dry. As always, I highly recommend using an oven thermometer to make sure the temp is on track. It is an easy recipe and looks beautiful when done.

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  • on December 22, 2012

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    So I made this cake for a family party tonight....my only substitution was cake flour for the AP, as other reviewers had done. It baked up beautifully....but then when I cut the layers in half, they literally fell apart on me. My Butter Roux frosting (made from another reviewer's comments in the Paula Dean version of this cake never thickened up, so at the end of the day I had an absolute mess on my hands and no time to make a replacement! Ended up chopping everything into large chunks,covering it with my frosting-sauce, dumping it into a trifle bowl, and topping it with fresh strawberries. I called it "Velvet Hammer Trifle!" : It actually tasted fantastic, but if I ever dared make this cake again I would either use a 9x13 or make it in three pans instead of trying to split the layers. The flavor and texture were wonderful - just hazardous to build. That's the only reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5.

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  • on December 19, 2012

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    excellent!!!!!! if you want a lighter fluffier cake use baking flour

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  • on December 16, 2012

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    Best red velvet recipe! I'm a southern girl and this recipe reminds me of my Grandmother's recipe. I especially appreciate that this cake doesn't use cream cheese frosting.

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  • on November 27, 2012

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    I made this for a friends birthday and it is one delicious cake. I used 2 sticks of butter in the cake and I tripled the frosting recipe. Mind you, I had really thick icing layers and it looked like a restaurant cake. Beautiful! Having worked in a bakery, that is how I like to make my layer cakes and I also do a crumb coat. I would definitely double the frosting recipe and it will more than cover the cake. The cake layers are nice and high, which made cutting them in half a breeze. Some people have complained that there cake layers overflowed in the oven but mine baked perfectly in 9" x 2" pans. Their pans must have been too small or something. The layers did not dome and the cake was very moist and on the dense side, which I prefer. Winner!

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  • on October 28, 2012

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    Absolutely loved this recipe. Had to make a substitution of brown sugar
    For granulated but the cake came out delicious and moist. Would
    Definately make this again....

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  • on October 23, 2012

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    Great cake - moist, good color, a real winner. Have used both the boiled cream frosting from the recipe and cream cheese frosting. I prefer the cream cheese frosting on this cake, but others have loved the frosting in the recipe. This is a real winner either way!

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  • on October 20, 2012

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    This frosting rocks! I used another recipe for the cake but since I had never made a boiled milk or ermine frosting I decided to experiment with this. Like others have mentioned I started with the cold milk and whisked in the flour. I reduced the flour to 4.5T. No problems with lumps. I got tired of whisking before I achieved what I would call a paste, more like pudding. But it continued to thicken when removed from the heat. I added the salt and vanilla extract at that point.

    I did want a hint of cream cheese flavor so instead of 12oz of butter I used 8oz butter and 4oz cream cheese.The result was, to my taste, perfection! Buttery, creamy, but light and fluffy with just a hint of tang from the cream cheese. Sweet, but not too sweet. Thanks Bobby for inspiring my creativity!

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  • on September 13, 2012

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    very good, i think it needs a whole 1 oz of red coloring to give it a nice shade of red.

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