Grandma's Red Velvet Cake

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It is true 1 C milk and 1 t vinegar is a substitute for buttermilk. I do this all the time b/c I never have buttermilk.

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i really want to make this tonight...i loved the show and the review r forcing me to make this..just a QUESTION?
what can i use for buttermmilk that i dont have on hand...
someone told me 1 cup milk with 1 tsp vinegar...is that true? please help

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I watch Food network religiously often to a fault of not getting things done. I love to entertain, always looking for something new to serve my family and friends. One problem I find with the recipes, what is seen on the show does not translate to the recipe. I watched the show and remember Sunny saying something about a roux; nothing was mentioned in the recipe. I make German Chocolate cake and the icing is thickened by the egg yolks, I?m assuming that was what the flour replaces that. I did not make the cake in the pan as Sunny did, my pan was too large, and therefore I chose a spring form pan and cut the cake in half and frosted it. But, the cake did not have the thickness that Sunny had with her flatter pan with 3 layers. The flavor was good, not to sweet, color was rich, but the cake with two layers with icing was barely 2 inches. I was careful not to over mix. Food network please be a little more detailed when translating recipes. Can anyone tell me what they did with the same recipe to make a more dense cake? Oh, next time I make the frosting I will incorporate the nuts then frost. I understand Sunny wanting to make the cake just like Grandma. Sunny thanks for sharing your grandmother cake with us. Tell Grandma it was good!

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What size sheet pan?

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Dear Sunny,
Thank you so very much for sharing your grandmothers recipe for
Red Velvet Cake. My daughter and I sat in on this snowy Saturday and bonded over your cake recipe!
We have now decided that every snowy day and Valentines day we will be making this cake.
You have truly shared a wonderful family memory with us and have now given us our own memories (plus a little extra weight to work off!!
Thank you
LYMI
Patty Kelly and Meagan Kelly-Farrell
Blue Bell, PA

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Anyone try this recipe as cupcakes?

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Thank you Sunny for this recipe!!! it was the first time I was baking a cake from scratch and i was using a pyrex 9 x 9 dish.
I had read through the reviews before making the cake and as instructed by some i added a tablespoon of chocolate liquer and about a tablespoon on vegetable oil and oh my goodness!!! This cake turned out amazing. I shared it with a few co-workers and friends and they said they had never had cake so good.
And you have to have it with the icing as she prescribes here. I made the roue adding the butter first then the flour and mixed these well then added the sugar and extras after the sugar was worked in. It says to whisk but i cheated and used a hand blender instead. i have never had such great icing. i hate sweet highly sugary icing but this was a perfect complement to the cake. it didn't over power it at all.
I did lower the temperature and increased the baking time as i was using a pyrex dish but next time i think i will use the parchment paper instead of butter and flour.
All in all a great easy recipe for an amazing cake!!!

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Sooo...for those of you who think your so smart, your not. Different things affect baking such as altitude & ingredient temperature. I have never prepared a cake of Sunny's (or her grandma's without complete success. I simply follow the instructions to a T the first time I prepare the recipe, then do some variations the second time. This recipe is no different. The cake is moist & fabulous & the icing rich & creamy! Delicious! It's not the recipe that is bad, it's the people preparing it & all the different factors involved. Keep the excellent recipe's coming Sunny! : And yes, Jocelyn, it is plain white vinegar...I know it doesn't specify but if you watch her prepare it on 'Cooking for Real" that is what she uses.

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is it plain white vinegar

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I saw sunny make this cake on food network so I made it and it was a very easy recipe to follow, my family especially loved the frosting, its not to sweet just perfect. I appreciate recipes that you can make at home from what is already in your kitchen