Grandmother Paula's Red Velvet Cake

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: My Grandmother's Table

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  Susan Raleigh, NC 05-02-2009

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  Crossed my fingers

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  I am not a really experienced baker but decided to hold my breath and try this recipe as my first attempt at a red velvet cake. I even went out and bought extra of everything just in case since I was making this for someone else . I DID NOT NEED TO WORRY. IT WAS FANTASTIC. I made them into cupcakes and will probably make another batch ( since I now have everything I need) because I know these will be gone in no time. I have no idea why others had problems, it was simple enough and now I have another cake in my recipe box.

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  Renwick Hollywood, CA 04-23-2009

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  well the taste is there, but it is a flat tire!

  Rated: 2 stars out of 5

  The red velvet cake turns out like a flat tire; never rising, layers are flat, not filling the pans, rising a bit only to fall. thought we had done something wroong, so we re-made only to get the same results. Have been baking for years and never have this problem with other recipes. We are serious cooks and chefs, there is something wrong in this recipe. Perhaps they rise in the south but not in the west! Love Paula and all, but the cake is a "DUD".

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  Alex Arlington, TX 04-18-2009

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  Amazing cake not so hot icing...

  Rated: 4 stars out of 5

  I have to say this is the best home made reed velvet cake i have ever had! the cake itself is sweet but not too rich. i made it for my moms birthday day and the first time it turned out horrible i left it in the oven too long and the icing was drippy but the second time it was amazing! The cak ewas absolutly moist not even close to dry BUT i did have to find another icing recipe but it turned out great! The batter could only make it into 2 9in pans i don tknow how it could ever fit into 3.

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  null null, null 04-16-2009

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  Hit of the party!

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  I made this cake for my Sunday School students at our Easter party. They loved it and so did I. I made a double decker and not a crumb was left. I made cupcakes with the leftover mix and my sons are just loving it. My husband even loves it. I'm making it again this weekend for my brother-in-law's 50th birthday party. Thanks Paula.

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  Jennifer Vancouver, WA 04-10-2009

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  Love it

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  I made it for my boyfriends birthday and he loved it

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  Barbara Asheboro, NC 03-29-2009

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  Very good redvelvet cake

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  This is my favorite cake my motherinlaw used to make it for me on my birthday every year now that she is no longer with us paulas cake is just like hers it brings bake thoes great memories thanks paula

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  Jeannine Shelby Township, MI 03-15-2009

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  A Cadillac of a Red Velvet Cakes

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  I have been trying different Red Velvet cakes for 40+ years, and have not found any that quite meet Paula Deen's Grandmother's receipe. I even tried one that was handed down by my Grandmother and it just wasn't the same. The richness and moistness of this cake makes it exquisite in my receipe book. For those of you that tried it and had problems, well I think you didn't follow the directions precisely, and this is not the type of cake that comes out of the box. You must follow the directions and steps exactly!! Wet ingredients first, dry ingredients last and taking the time to add them just as directed. Just remember "practice makes perfect" so don't give up--try it again and again if you have to, and when it's right you're going to be the talk of the table. As Paula says, from my kitchen to yours, and from my kitchen, laugh alot, eat alot, love alot, and don't despair if it doesn't come out right every time, tell them if they don't eat it...well, they might not eat at all if the Chef goes on strike! LOL

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  Karen Cerritos, CA 03-12-2009

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  Only one true recipe?

  Rated: 4 stars out of 5

  To the person who said that they have the one true red velvet recipe with the boiled icing... You must have cooked long enough to know that a part of recipes is that EVERYONE has their own version. You might even find you like two different recipes for the same dish. I got my red velvet recipe which includes a cream cheese icing from the L.A. Times food section courtesy of a chef who is an authority on the dish. He even went head to head with Bobby Flay on "Throwdown". I probably won't make this recipe because I don't like marshmellows, but to each their own.

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  Debra Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 03-09-2009

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  Best Red Velvet Cake!

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  I just made this cake for a friend and it turned out wonderful! It was easy to make, just followed the instructions exactly. The frosting was also very good, however, I would use the marshmallow fluff next time. Everyone loved the cake!

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  Consuelo Arlington Heights, IL 03-07-2009

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  burned bottoms :(

  Rated: 3 stars out of 5

  I was making the cake for a gathering and didn't have time to practice it. I made it into cupcakes and all the bottoms of them were burned! Not sure what went wrong, the oven was preheated and besided the bottoms they were delish! Unfortunately not something I can give my guests so I'm trying the other recipe, which I have made before which came out fine but probably needs more cocoa.

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  Mary Marietta, GA 03-06-2009

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  You have to follow the directions exactly - this is WONDERFUL

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  For those who complained this cake didn't turn out right - you didn't do something right. Its not the recipe to blame. You have to cream the butter and sugar thoroughly, at least 5-10 minutes. When you add the flour mixture and buttermilk, you have to alternate starting and ending with the dry ingredients and mixing well after each addition (you can't just dump it in there!) Also important is the baking soda and vinegar. That is what gives the cake its texture. Don't adjust the amounts! Stir them together as directed then FOLD it into the cake batter. DO NOT BEAT IT IN. Its funny when people say they changed this, omitted that, added something else and then say "it didn't turn out right". If you follow this recipe exactly it will be rich, moist and delicious like the one I just made!

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  Pauline Port Wentworth, GA 02-25-2009

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  The Best Red Velvet Cake I Ever Tasted - And I Made It!!!

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  The recipe is on point. I followed the directions exactly as provided. I still don't understand why I had a problem with the cake sticking to the bottom of the pan a little, because I greased it good. However, I was able to manage to get the cake to stay together and layered. At first I was scared to make it...after spending over $40 for the ingredients, I thought..."This better turn out right". And, it did.

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  kate no thank oyu, IN 02-24-2009

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  trust a southern woman...

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  ...to have a great RVC recipe in her stash. made this for valentines day and making it again tonight (10 days later) at my fathers request for his birthday. you really must follow the directions to a t and a stand mixer allows you to really whip everything, which is important. it's delish!

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  Judith Florence, KY 02-18-2009

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  Cream Cheese is NOT theTrue Red Velvet Icing

  Rated: 3 stars out of 5

  I don't understand why people put the sane old cream cheese ining on a red velvet cake. The cake has been in my family for 75 years, It's a cooked icing and it tastes absolutely fabulous. I wish I could give you all the recipe for "the real deal"

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  Linda Fresno, CA 02-15-2009

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  Tasty but not quite as shown here

  Rated: 4 stars out of 5

  I don't have three 8" pans and so decided to go with two 10" rounds. They were filled less than halfway with batter and though they rose a bit, they came down a little once out of the oven so the layers are pretty thin. I can't figure out how this batter would fill three pans of any size. I wouldn't call this cake dense at all, it has a really spongy texture. It isn't super moist but is not at all dry. I would like to try it again in two 9" rounds. I did a variation of this frosting without marshmallows and it was way too much for my taste. I'd prefer something lighter on this cake and without the strong tang of cream cheese, even though I guess that's what's traditional. I used only 1 oz of regular liquid food coloring in the cake and it's a very bright color - I might like to add a tad more cocoa for a richer color. Overall I like the flavor and texture of the cake a lot but need to get the frosting right.

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  Karen Pataskala, OH 02-14-2009

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  A Red Velvet DIASTER

  Rated: 1 stars out of 5

  These cupcakes were the equivalent to my daughters Easy Bake cupcakes. They looked like dried playdoh. I made 18 cupcakes and had 3 cups of icing left over. What in the world was Paula thinking??? WARNING: DON'T TRY THIS RECIPE!

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  Clare Fairfield, CT 02-14-2009

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  Tried it TWICE! Awful!

  Rated: 1 stars out of 5

  The cake fell as soon as it came out of the oven. The first time I tried it I thought I must have done somethng wrong so I tried it again. Same result. Oh well, good thing my man loves me because he is not going to love his valentine cake. I've always been turned off by how much butter Paula uses in EVERYTHING. I should have known. Two sticks is probably what did it.

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  Jo-De Midlothian, VA 02-12-2009

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  YUMMY FOR VALENTINE'S

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  I made this recipe for my college son's Valentine's treat and baked them as regular size cupcakes. They took 20 minutes to bake and came out perfectly. I followed directions as printed; the sequence was a little backwards from most cakes'. The frosting was ample. I melted the marshmallows while the cake was cooking and they had gotten a bit stiff, but I beat them at high for 4-5 minutes and this seemed to smooth them out. I also added about half more nuts and I didn't have but one small vial of food coloring, which was left than half required in the recipe. This was more than enough!

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  Candice Minerva, OH 02-10-2009

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  Cake fell

  Rated: 1 stars out of 5

  I made it for my husbands birthday and followed directions to the letter, the cake came out of the oven perfect and I put them on a wire cooling rack to cool inverted, after they cooled in pans for a while, and when I checked on them 20 minutes later they were as flat and heavy as bricks.. What did I do wrong?? I have been baking for 35 years and have a good track record, I would appreciate any help as I would like to try this cake recpie again. Ended up making a carrot cake it was yummy.. Candice

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  Judy Graham, NC 02-07-2009

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  Made this cake with my 7 year and 4 year old garndsons

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  This is a fanttactic recipe. It was easy to make even with the help of my 2 grandson. We always bakd together.

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