Red velvet cake? Describe.

Graceland*

If you've had this please describe it for me.  I've only had it once ortwice and can't recall the texture.  Is it supposed to be fluffy/dense, light/rich,moist?  Is the texture any different than regular flavoredchocolate/vanilla cakes? 

Mrs2DUCKSinLOVE

The texture depends on the recipe/bakery. For the boxed versions (okay, but not amazing), it is light and airy.

WA1215

Chocolate cake with lots of red food coloring.  I like my red velvet cake like a bakery here makes it:  a little dense, and topped with almond cream cheese frosting (no pecans!).

eb629

WA1215:

Chocolate cake with lots of red food coloring.  I like my red velvet cake like a bakery here makes it:  a little dense, and topped with almond cream cheese frosting (no pecans!).

Not exactly true. Don't know what recipe you use, but several recipes I've seen and used are not just choc. cake with coloring.

WA1215

eb629:

WA1215:

Chocolate cake with lots of red food coloring.  I like my red velvet cake like a bakery here makes it:  a little dense, and topped with almond cream cheese frosting (no pecans!).

Not exactly true. Don't know what recipe you use, but several recipes I've seen and used are not just choc. cake with coloring.

Well, besides cocoa (and buttermilk)  what else would be in a red velvet cake?! 

TarHeels&Rebels

eb629:

WA1215:

Chocolate cake with lots of red food coloring.  I like my red velvet cake like a bakery here makes it:  a little dense, and topped with almond cream cheese frosting (no pecans!).

Not exactly true. Don't know what recipe you use, but several recipes I've seen and used are not just choc. cake with coloring.

What recipe do you use?

Cocoa powder when mixed with buttermilk does turn a little brown-red naturally.  Folks add food coloring these days to intensify the color.  It's not necessary.

IMO it's the same as most other cakes - it's just cake.  I don't care for it because of the artificial dyes in it (made without food coloring I'm fine with it).  And I'm a southerner, so that's a sacrilege I guess, but it's just cake to me.  It doesn't taste very chocolaty and the cream cheese frosting paired with it is often cloyingly sweet, so it's just not for me.

eb629

In my red velvet, I put in buttermilk and white distilled vinegar (and of course red coloring) which distintively changes the taste - not tasting like chocolate.

TarHeels&Rebels

eb629:

In my red velvet, I put in buttermilk and white distilled vinegar (and of course red coloring) which distintively changes the taste - not tasting like chocolate.

That's the normal recipe, darlin

eb629

Yes, I know. And it doesn't taste like chocolate cake... that was my original point.