I Just Had A Slice Of The Best Red Velvet Cake Ever
Decorating By makenice99 Updated 29 Apr 2007 , 1:44pm by yummy
I heard them mentioned on the radio a few times so this morning while in the city I made a trip to Make My Cake in New York
It was the best Red Velvet I have ever tasted. I have tried 5 different recipes Paula Deen, Cake man Raven, 1 from the culinary institute and afew posted on this forum but nothing comes close.
This cake was so moist. I mean moist, all of the other cakes recipes produced a cake which was a little dry in comparison. After the first 3 bites I walked back and brought 3 more cupcakes 
(So much for my diet)
Has anybody here tasted there Red Velvet? What are they putting in it to get it so moist? I am new to baking so I don't have a clue all I can say is other then the fact its red and has the cream cheese frosting I would have thought it was pound cake, is't so moist.
I have made a half dozen slightly different red velvet cake recipes, and they all come out very moist. I have no idea if it is the high amount of food coloring, or just some kind of love that seems to go into it.
It's a great cake, but it will turn your tongue lollipop red!
Theresa 
I have never tasted Red Velvet and I really don't understand the point of it. What is it exactly? All I know is that it has a lot of food coloring in it. Red food coloring isn't that great for you and it doesn't do anything for the flavor.
Anyone want to ellaborate for me??
Here is the history of red velvet cake, actually it used to be a reaction of the buttermilk and vinegar in the cake that would turn it red
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_velvet_cake
It doesn't actually have much cocoa in it at all.
Just found this interesting
I dont do the bottle of food coloring.
I enhance a box red velvet by adding a cake extender with sour cream, cocoa, vinegar, flour, sugar and buttermilk.
Red velvet cake is not just a 'red' cake...there is a distinct flavor...my aunt makes it from scratch and its the best I've ever had.
I don't know about their recipe, but I live across the street from one of their locations. When they first opened their first store everyone I knew raved about their cakes. They recently relocated from the first location to my block. A lot of people are not impressed with their cakes any more. I hear this from friends and people in the neighborhood who ordered cakes recently. One friend told me last year that she seen them in a supermarket buying cake mixes. Two weeks ago while walking past, there is a garbage can on the corner and I saw at least 6 boxes of DH sitting right on top (I'm not saying it came from them, but it was in a garbage can on the corner steps away from their store) A very good friend of mine (we talk at least 3 times a day) has a severe sweet tooth and she lives in my area in walking distance of the Make my cake and she stopoped going there. She now travels downtown to the cupcake cafe. I really don't care for scratch cakes so I'm not impressed with either one!
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