I have never ever had red velvet cake. Please describe how it suppose to taste. I just don't understand, it has red food colouring a few teaspons of chocolate and everyone one loves it.

It should have a very slight chocolate flavor (like a light milk chocolate/German chocolate flavor), and maybe a bit of tang from the buttermilk and vinegar. It's a very moist cake. It makes me cringe from all the food coloring, but aside from that the cake itself is good. I don't like chocolate very much so for me it's a very good, mild cake. It should really only have a slight chocolate flavor. A popular recipe is from Cakeman Raven. You can look it up because it's all over the internet. I use Martha Stewart's recipe which is almost identical to Cakeman's.

majormichel, I think of Red Velvet as an acquired taste. It's a strong part of the southern culture. I grew up in NY where I'd never heard of Red Velvet. But when we moved south, it was everywhere. I asked numerous people what kind of cake/flavor it was but never got an answer as specific as Annie's. A good Red Velvet recipe makes for a very nice cake. But you can't eat it expecting chocolate or you will be disappointed.

Thanks for responding. Will try Cakeman Raven and Martha Stewart recipes.

Bobby Glay has a great one also. I think he beat cakeman raven on the challenge. I like them both.

The taste is often described like a frosty from Wendy's. The chocolate is there, but only contributing to the flavor. It mixes with the tang from the buttermilk and vinegar and is smoothed out by the vanilla.