Red Velvet Cakes And More

The true history of the red velvet cake is murky. Red velvet cakes have been a southern delicacy since the 1920's. They consist of a white or chocolate cake that is colored red and topped with either a cooked buttercream or cream cheese frosting.

Today, variations have popped up for everything from cookies to cheesecake in a resurgence in popularity of this sweet treat.

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This almost traditional recipe uses self-rising flour, buttermilk, red food coloring, eggs, sugar, vinegar, and vanilla

Basic Red Velvet Cake With Self-Rising Flour

Baking a cake requires a little chemistry. If one ingredient is off you can end up with a flop. Using self-rising flour helps eliminate some of the guesswork in baking.

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Adorable red velvet cupcakes topped with cream cheese frosting

Red Velvet Cupcakes With Creole Cream Cheese Frosting

Step up your red velvet game by topping these rich cupcakes with a tangy cream cheese frosting.

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Red velvet cake + ice cream = delicious!

Red Velvet Cocoa Cake With Ice Cream Filling And Buttercream Frosting

Turn your red velvet cake into an ice cream cake. This version sandwiches a layer of vanilla ice cream between the tasty cake layers.

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Red velvet goes extra cheesy in this cheesecake version

Red Velvet Cheesecake

A red cocoa-buttermilk cream cheese filling in a chocolate crumb crust and topped with the traditional cream cheese frosting.

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Recipe uses oat flour, high gluten flour, and almond flour along with sugar substitutes

Low Carb Red Velvet Cake

Using lower carb flours and sugar substitutes means you don't have to miss out on dessert just because you follow a low carb diet.

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Copy the famous Brown Derby version of this cake

Famous Brown Derby Red Velvet Cake And Icing

At one time the Brown Derby served up this rich red cake in its California restaurants

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This version uses a sweet vanilla frosting rather than the cream cheese which became popular later

Waldorf-Astoria Red Velvet Cake

The Waldorf-Astoria is rumored to be the birthplace of this iconic cake.

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Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies

It's red velvet cake, in cookie form! Red velvet cake mix is made into cookies with a fluffy boiled frosting sandwiched in the middle.

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Start with red velvet cake mix, add chocolate pudding mix, raspberry liqueur and raspberry jam!

Raspberry Chocolate Fudge Red Velvet Cake

Red velvet cake made extra chocolatey and with a hint of raspberry.

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The frosting is extra creamy with the addition of whipped topping

Simple Red Velvet Cake

A simple butter cake mix starts off this cake. Add in buttermilk, cocoa powder, and red coloring for the easiest red velvet that's almost from scratch.

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Sylvia's Red Velvet Cake

The most classic version of the red velvet cake. Made from scratch with everyone's favorite cream cheese frosting.

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