Red Velvet Bread Pudding

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I use this for both Red Velvet Cake and the bread pudding. Huge hit every time. Super easy. I dry the cubes in the oven when doing the bread pudding rather than air-dry. No problems - ever!

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My family LOVED it!!! Especially, the Red Velvet Cake. Once, I mixed in the pudding mixture with the cake, everyone liked it even better, the next day, after it had been refrigerated. This was the best Red Velvet Cake recipe that we have ever eaten! Next time, I will just make it as a cake. Thanks Paula!

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I love her red velvet cake, but it is just not meant to be made into bread pudding. I dried the cubes for 2 days in the air as many people suggested, but the end result was just wet cake. I am an experienced cook and baker and have made red velvet cake hundreds of times, so don't think I don't know what I am talking about. It is not good. Don't waste your time. Sorry, Paula.

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You Go, Paula! I saw the show last week on which Paula made this and decided we had to try it for Christmas. I made it two days ago, but as our fridge will be full of pies tomorrow night, we decided to have it for desert tonight to make room for the pies. After reading the reviews, I was a bit concerned, but made it ACCORDING TO THE RECIPE. The cake was the perfect level of moistness as far as a cake goes and very delicious. But seeing as how it was so moist (not overly so I did leave the cake cubes in the oven a little longer than Paula recommends.

Now, I've read some reviews here that say there was not enough liquid in the custard part of the recipe and some people made more custard or used less of the cake. I chose to make it just as written and was not disappointed. I think there are different ideas about what makes a good bread pudding. In some restaurants I've worked in or eaten at bread pudding is a custard that has bread only as a slab floating on top. In my household, bread pudding is more dense. There is no layering involved. The bread cubes are put in the dish and then the uncooked custard is poured over the top making it more dense. In this sense, Paula's Red Velvet Bread Pudding was very much like my family's concept of bread pudding.

Just to play it safe, I tried it myself before serving the rest of the family. I thought it was fantastic and so did they. I will definitely be making this again. As far as flavor goes, I don't understand those remarks either as this was very flavorful. I agree with Maureen who said, "anyone who doesn't absolutely LOVE this recipe didn't carefully follow the directions."

And a special message to Paula. Paula, if you're reading this, have a Merry Christmas and keep up the good work. We love your shows!

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This recipe was ok. I definitely will not make again without some adjustments. I found many of the same problems other reviewers did...lacked flavor, cake drying time not sufficient, not creamy, not enough pudding.

I combined this with Paula's not your Momma's Banana Pudding recipe and it is great.

1 box Red Velvet Cake, prepared according to box instructions (of if you want use Paula's recipe for the Red Velvet Cake.
2 cups milk
1 (5-ounce box instant French vanilla pudding
1 (8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1 (14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12-ounce container frozen whipped topping thawed, or equal amount sweetened whipped cream

Prepare cake according to box instructions. Cool. Cut into one inch cubes and place on a cookie sheet. Put into a 400 degree oven for 10-15 minutes, until cake is lightly toasted or slightly dried out. Place the toasted red velvet cubes in a large dish or 8 individual ramekins.
Prepare the pudding mixture. In a bowl, combine the milk and pudding mix and blend well using a handheld electric mixer. Using another bowl, combine the cream cheese and condensed milk together and mix until smooth. Fold the whipped topping into the cream cheese mixture. Add the cream cheese mixture to the pudding mixture and stir until well blended. Pour the mixture over the toasted cake cubes . Refrigerate until ready to serve.

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This bread pudding was a slice of heaven to our perfect thanksgiving dinner on the beach in hawaiii - there were 14 of us (8 of them pre-teens - - We ALL loved it and agreed it would become part of our holiday tradition for years to come. the only down side - its not for those counting calories - but who does that during the holidays!

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This is one of the best things invevted!! It tasted great and it looked great!! Our family loved it. It's one of those recipes that you take to a family get together and hope they leave most of it so you can take it back home and have it for yourself!!! This is yet ANOTHER winner!!!!

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Paula, anyone who doesn't absolutely LOVE this recipe didn't carefully follow the directions. For those of us who love Red Velvet, this is one of the most unique ways to enjoy our favorite dessert. A BIG THANK YOU for sharing!!

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I tried this recipe after seeing it, since my entire family loves bread pudding. I figured it would be a nice change, and my mother's favorite cake is a red velvet cake. My first one came out fine, but I also thought it could use a bit more pudding mix, so I added an extra half of the recipe and it turned out super!! I really couldn't stop myself from eating it!! With all of the holiday desserts around, that's the one everyone ate up first! I loved it and will be making it for any special occasions this year!!!

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When I saw this episode I knew immediately that I wanted to make this for an upcoming holiday get together I was hosting. I opted to just get a red velvet cake mix from the grocery for time's sake. When I got home from the grocery store, I got back on the website to look at the recipe again and read the reviews. I got so scared because a lot of the early reviewers were ultimately disappointed.

Guess they just don't know a thing about cooking... I used about half the cake and it filled up the entire cake pan. Ten minutes is not long enough to dry the cake adequately, so just leave them in a little longer. I ended up leaving them in the oven about 30 minutes, turning the cubes every ten minutes. I also mixed up some cream cheese and powdered sugar to make a quick frosting that i drizzled over the top when I took it out of the oven. I was nervous the whole time because I thought I would be disappointed, like the other home cooks. It was absolutely amazing. Definitely try this recipe, with the recommended tweaks. It will be a huge hit!