Is Red Velvet Supposed To Be Chocolatey?
Decorating By adven68 Updated 30 Jan 2009 , 2:51pm by adven68
Hi guys...
I have never tasted or made red velvet cake. I found a few recipes, some have very little cocoa powder...other's have a lot.
Is it supposed to taste chocolatey or is the cocoa simply to enhance the color along with the red food coloring?
Thanks!
Not much on the chocolate flavor, more like a German chocolate
Hmmm... to me it's a tangy buttermilk cake with a hint of chocolate.
Recipes that use butter are tastier, have more flavor but if it's served cold, the cake will be too firm and somewhat dry.
Recipes that use oil may not be as rich as butter cakes but keeps its tenderness and moistness even when cold.
I prefer butter and just make sure I bring the cake to room temp before serving.
I had a red velvet cookie last weekend that my mom bought from a local bakery. YUM!!! I don't think I've ever had red velvet anything before, but it sure was tasty. It was just slightly chocolatey, not too much. I agree that it's a unique flavor. After tasting the cookie, I think I'll have to give baking a red velvet cake a shot one of these days (and try not to eat it all). 
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