Comments on: Red Velvet Cake

By: Renee Schettler Rossi

Renee Schettler Rossi — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:03:52 +0000

Thanks for such an enthusiastic response, Christine! Always lovely to hear that recipes can withstand a little Macgyvering…

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 02:37:17 +0000

What a wonderful recipe! As SH remarked, it works GREAT at high altitude! I used 1 1/4 cups sugar because my family prefers desserts that are less sweet than required in recipes and this cake still turned out beautifully. I started to bake early this morning and was dismayed to discover that I didn’t have enough cake flour! I found a substitute that produced the same results: for every cup of cake flour, use 3/4 cup all-purpose flour and 1/4 cup cornstarch. THANKS for such a great recipe!

By: David Leite

David Leite — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:54:42 +0000

Hollie, such a tradition. Well, I don’t know when your birthday is, but here’s to red velvet wishes.

By: Hollie

Hollie — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:32:37 +0000

My mother has faithfully made this cake for me every year, since my first birthday. I am now 46 years old and she has never missed a year! She also makes it for my children’s birthdays—they are 22 and 24. Her recipe is a clipping from a news paper prior to 1964 and it is called Waldorf-Astoria Cake. The recipe tells the story of purchasing the recipe from the famed Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

The recipe is similar to this one, but it calls for the icing to be made with crisco—sounds gross, I know, but it is delicious and perfectly white. The other difference is that mom cools the milk and flour mixture in the freezer. When she makes the icing she always makes 1 1/2 recipe, so she has plenty for the cake and plenty for “licking the bowl.”

The cake is our families favorite.

By: David Leite

David Leite — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:51:36 +0000

Rhonda, I hope you make it, and when you so, please let us know how it turns out.

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:26:42 +0000

I haven’t tried this yet, but it is most like the recipe my aunt used to make. It has the right frosting recipe. Most recipes I see have a cream cheese frosting recipe–not right.

By: David Leite

David Leite — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:53:13 +0000

S.H. that’s wonderful to hear. Thanks for the high-altitude nod.

By: S.H.

S.H. — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:37:59 +0000

The best! This has become the most requested cake in our house, especially for birthdays. It’s very special and never fails, even at our high altitude.

By: David Leite

David Leite — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 03:52:35 +0000

Kudos for you, LM, for making a believer out of your son-in-law.

By: LM

LM — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:36:48 +0000

Delicious. Even my son-in-law loved it, and he is so picky.