The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.97 star rating.
Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2009
I rated 4 stars as is, because I made several modifications to this recipe. I made the same subs as others, (cake mix, chocolate pudding, 1c sour cream, 1/3c oil, 3 eggs, 1/2c water, 1tsp vanilla) but also suggest adding 1-2Tbs cocoa powder (depending on how much chocolate flavor you want). I also added 1oz. Red Food Coloring. I make cupcakes because I can freeze some and eat a few right away. These cupcakes were perfect, and that's according to someone who loves Red Velvet cake, and his co-workers. I frosted these cupcakes with White chocolate cream cheese icing (I used the icing from the "Carrot Cupcakes with White Chocolate Cream Cheese Icing" recipe found on this site (minus the orange extract, 4oz chocolate, 16oz cream cheese and 4Tbs heavy cream). These cupcakes were fabulous and this recipe was a big hit, and in no way felt like the science project that a traditional Red Velvet Cake recipe may have been. *Note: You should not freeze cream cheese icing, so if you intend to use this icing and freeze cupcakes you will need to freeze cupcakes without icing and make fresh icing when u want to thaw them later or make a different icing that you can also freeze.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.97 star rating.
Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2009
I made pretty much the same substitutions as many of the reviewers, adding 1/3 c oil, 1/2 c water, 3 eggs, the chocolate pudding mix, and 1 tsp vanilla to the cake mix. I also added about 1 1/3 c sour cream to finish off the container, and a bit of sugar (1/4 c) to counteract the extra sour cream. And it was FABULOUS. The cake was definitely moist enough and was just scrumptious. Yes, this is the lazy way out and I do have a feeling that if I slaved over a from-scratch red velvet recipe all day, it probably would have been better. But listen, this took me all of 10 minutes...and I LOVED it. So there :]
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.97 star rating.
Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2009
this cake is delicious and super easy to make!! it was my first time baking red velvet cake and everyone loved it!! i went by the revisions that called for sour cream. i will make this for the holidays from now on! THANKS
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.97 star rating.
Reviewed: Jun. 23, 2009
Good cake. Not exactly authentic but a tasty quick and easy cake.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.97 star rating.
Reviewed: Jun. 23, 2009
Nothing like true Red Velvet Cake, tastes like what you would expect, a heavy chocolate pudding cake. Not a bad recipe, but definitely not Red Velvet Cake. Very disappointed.
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Reviewed: May 11, 2009
Awesome!!!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.97 star rating.
Reviewed: May 2, 2009
THIS WAS NOT A GOOD SUBSTITUTE FOR RED VELVET TO ME - MY HUSBAND LIKED IT FOR WHAT IT WAS- IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER WITH HOMEMADE FROSTING- I CHEATED AND USED STORE BOUGHT- WOULD NOT MAKE AGAIN- THANKS FOR LETTING ME TRY YOUR RECIPE-
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The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.97 star rating.
Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2009
There was NO flavor. It's not even close to red velvet. I even used 2 puding mixes. Very dissapointed!
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Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2009
I agree with the previous review.....it WAS very easy, but the taste was just not there. I would have preferred to spend more time and get a better tasting cake.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.97 star rating.
Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2008
The only reason I gave this recipe a 2 was for how moist it is. It is NO where NEAR being a true Red Velvet cake. A true Red Velvet cake is blood red, moist and has a "tang" to it given by the buttermilk and vinegar. I was so disappointed in this and this is the first recipe I have used from this site that I wasn't raving about. This is NOT close to being a Red Velvet cake. Sorry!!! NO GO!!!!!!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.97 star rating.
Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2008
This is a great recipe for a quick and easy red velvet cake. I decided to make cupcakes last-minute for a friend's birthday and needed something special but not too labor-intensive and this was perfect. I used the whole 1 oz bottle of red food coloring and though the batter looked sort of pinkish, it baked up quite red (not as dark as a true red velvet cake though). I used cream cheese frosting (I use a plastic bag with a corner snipped out as a piping bag and swirl the frosting on; it looks fancy and is actually a lot faster, easier and less messy than frosting with a knife!) and also topped with some red sprinkles. I received a lot of compliments and the cupcakes themselves were soft and moist.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.97 star rating.
Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2008
i love this recipe! it's so easy, and makes a delicious and moist cake. i added 3 tbsp powdered sugar and 1 tsp vanilla like somebody suggested. i also frosted it with cream cheese icing (8 oz cream cheese, 1/2 c. butter, 1 tsp vanilla, 4 c. powdered sugar), and it was even more delicious. my only complaint was that i baked it in 2 8-inch pans and it had really high, rounded tops. maybe if i made it in bigger pans it wouldn't do that.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.97 star rating.
Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2008
My husband's favorite cake is red velvet, so I decided to make one for his birthday--New Year's Eve. It turned out great and was nice and moist. I'd definitely do this cake again. Thanks!
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Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2007
I was looking for a recipe to make fast and easy red cupcakes for a playoff party (Go Flames Go)and this was it. I decorated them with bright yellow frosting and some flaming C's and they were ready to go. In terms of taste I thought they were only okay, not amazing.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.97 star rating.
Reviewed: Mar. 5, 2007
I made this cake for my boyfriend for Valentine's Day. I don't really understand how some people thought this had a horrible taste, it's just cake mix plus chocolate pudding! I only used 50 drops of red food coloring so it wasn't very red, and had some problem getting it out of the pans because the cake is less dense than a plain cake mix. However, it tasted very good and went well with cream cheese frosting. You couldn't even tell where the cake had been pulled apart when coming out of the pan. Next time I'll probably just bake it in a 9 by 13 pan so I can just leave it in the pan to frost and serve! Thanks!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.97 star rating.
Reviewed: Feb. 11, 2007
This was such a waste of ingredients- not worth the effort. The texture looked similar to playdough after it was cooked- I couldn't even get all the neighborhood kids to eat it. Bad flavor, texture. Skip this one.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.97 star rating.
Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2006
Soooooo MOIST! My boyfriend and I LOVED it! And apparently so did my roomate, she ate 1/4 of the cake in one sitting! This is a great recipe for if you are short on time and/or patience... I actually used 5oz. of non-instant chocolate pudding, because that's all they had at the store, (and I don't know how to count oz.) I did as a lot of other people did and used a cream cheese frosting recipe. 5 STAR! I will be making this recipe again, and I think I will do as one reader suggested and try adding just a pinch of powdered sugar and a few drops of vanilla to this cake mix. Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!
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Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2006
Perfect! Red "Cheat" cake was always my birthday cake request from my Grandma. We had a house fire a few years ago & sadly, I lost her recipe. This is it! Thank you so much!
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The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.97 star rating.
Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2006
This cake ranks a 5 for the simplicity and ease, but only a 2 for the taste, it was a little below average. It is simple to make, and it turned out moist -almost TOO moist, therefore it was a bit heavy, and I had to adjust the baking time -this is probably due to the fact that the cake mix I used, already had pudding in the mix. I noticed many people noted the "extras" that they added. I think the part that puzzled people the most, were the instructions -perhaps they didn't read them?- overall this would be a recipe that a young teen could make, but it wouldn't be anything I personally would not make again -it didn't have that "red velvet" cake taste. It just pretty much seemed like a milk chocolate cake tinted red, instead of a cake w/ more depth.
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Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2006
I substitued French Vanilla cake mix for the white. This made it very moist. It turned out to be the easiest and best Red Velvet Cake I have ever tasted.
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