Southern Red Velvet Cake

Recipe courtesy Cakeman Raven, Cakeman Raven Confectionery, NYC

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  • on May 22, 2012

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    This is by far the best red velvet I have ever had! Ive tried for yrs to find the best recipe and this is it. I made it for my daughters wedding and everyone was very impressed. It only calls for 1 teas. cocoa which made me a little apprehensive but it works. Red velvet is not supposed to be a chocolate buttermilk cake thats red. And let's face it, if its truly a chocolate cake than the red doesnt come through very well and that's the point of this cake, its RED velvet. I would recommend, and have this recipe to anyone. Absolutely outstanding and the cream cheese frosting is hands down the best as well. Not too sweet, its perfect!

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  • on May 16, 2012

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    This recipe is good, but the recipe only calls for ONE teaspoon of cocoa. Having never made a red velvet cake before, I trusted the recipe, only to realize it didn't taste like a typical chocolaty red velvet cake at all. It just tasted like white cake that had been colored red. Otherwise, very good.

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  • on May 16, 2012

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    Delicious! Used more cocoa powder and make them as cupcakes. The only thing I couldn't get was the right shade of red but all around great!

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  • on May 06, 2012

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    The basis for this recipe is good, but the volume of oil used in this recipe is sure to result in a heavy greasy cake. I reduced the oil significantly and use a different kind of food colouring, my red velvet modifications ensure that I end up with a delicate crumb and bright red cakes.

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  • on April 28, 2012

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    My 14 year old friends and I just made this cake and it was amazing. If we can do it, you can do it. The only thing we changed was the amount of cocoa powder; we used double the amount. After we baked it we layered it and decorated like the ocean. It wasn't hard to make and in fact it was pretty delicious.

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  • on April 15, 2012

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    I made this recipe to try last week, it was too dense, dry and floury. So I made this cake today for our Orthodox Easter and my Grand daughter's Birthday. I had the eggs and buttermilk at room temperature and used cake flour instead of all purpose flour. The result was an amazing, delicious, moist and beautiful cake. The frosting was delicious, my grand daughter couldn't stop sticking her finger in it and licking it. The end result was the most delicious Red Velvet cake I have ever eaten. My family totaly devoured it.

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  • on April 11, 2012

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    This cake is great,not sure why some are having trouble with this cake, I add 1/2 to 1 tsp more cocoa, & I prepare my baking pans with Bakers Joy baking spray with flour. I only bake my cakes for 19 min, they never stick, & always come out moist,lite and fluffy. I make cakes often so I combine the ingredients in a different way. I mix eggs & sugar first in my free standing mixer, & shift the flour,cocoa, salt & baking soda together in a bowl. Oil, vinegar, vanilla & food color is whisked together in another bowl then poured into the mixture bowl with the eggs & sugar mixture. Then alternate adding in the flour mixture,& buttermilk, start with some of the flour, mix then add some of the buttermilk, be sure you end with adding flour mixture. I always have to make 2 of these cakes because my boyfriend eats one by himself (it never last more than 3 days he eats half of it in 1 day, all he ever says is how moist and good it is The other I share with friends & my neighbor and they love it

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  • on April 06, 2012

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    I've made this cake several times and it is delicious!

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  • on April 05, 2012

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    This recipe is the best ever red velvet cake. If you don't like this cake you have done something wrong. I did add the extra cocoa everyone talked about. And the icing hardly made it to the cake all the kids were eating it out of the bowl. We live in the south where red velvet cake is a part of tradition and we've had lots of it from different stores bakeries and friends and family recipes. If you use this recipe and don't looooove it then you don't like red velvet cake or you messed it up. Thank you foodnetwork. I made this cake for my sons 15th birthday and he announced from now on every year this is what he wants.

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  • on March 28, 2012

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    i made this cakes for my daughter bday and very one enjoy it. It was moist and light i loved the frosting just follow the receipe. instead of pecans i use coconut flakes

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