Grandmother Paula's Red Velvet Cake

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this cake, in my humble opinion, is the best on this green earth. i love the cake not only for its taste but also for its color and where it all came from. red is my favorite color so that's only part of the reason i love this cake, the other reason is for its super moist texture and the delicious frosting with its delicious nutty taste! I'm from the old south so of course this is my favorite cake around especially for Christmas and valentines day. will be definitely making this for many years to come. i highly recommend it.

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This recipe is delicious! My suggestions are to used Fluff in place of melted marshmellows (eaiser!, sift baking soda into dry ingredients and add vinegar into the wet ingredients. Use slightly less sugar in the batter, if you like your cake less sweet and with respect to the frosting, I added the coconut to the outside of the cake as a finishing touch, vice mixing it into the frosting. It looked and tasted great! While baking is about measurements, this cake can become your own by making your own adjustments. Good luck!

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cacronin138 I believe that since the recipe calls for additional salt, that the butter is unsalted. Thats the standard for baking recipes. Hope it helps :

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Absolutley Perfect! Although, instead of 3 pans i used two 9 inch

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Absolutely love this cake! Have made it a number of times, it's fabulous!

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Hey I was wondering do I use salted or unsalted butter for this recipe.

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I have made this cake only too many times using this recipe! The reason there are so many mixed reviews lends to the fact that each individual's TECHNIQUE is DIFFERENT! I have old tricks that I use to this day from my ex-mother-in-law making this cake super outstanding. Nothing and I mean absolutely nothing is wrong with this recipe. It's tried and true. Give it another whirl and make nice with it!! It is truly a showstopper and people will rave! I do use a hand mixer not my electric stand mixer. Texture is better. I use a regular old butter knife to ice it! The best! Make sure all of your cold ingredients are at room temperature, 30 minutes. Top off your flour. I do sift twice but once is good enough. I don't use a cup of coconut or nuts...I use half that....It just looks better for overall presentation. I hope I have helped for some who may still have reservations. Love, ME

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The crust is missing something. It was way too dense, otherwise the taste is great.

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Perfect! easy to use. I added a little more buttermilk to make cupcakes. DELISH!

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To MSJAH,
I never buy buttermilk, just add one tablespoon of white vinegar to a measuring cup, then continue to fill with milk, and let it sit for at least 15 minutes.