Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2009

I made this cake and it turned out beautifully. I didn't have any buttermilk on hand so had to use a buttermilk substitute but it still turned out wonderful!

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Reviewed: Apr. 27, 2009

I made the cake only for my daughter's confirmation. It was lovely with my white decorator's icing. I thought the cake was a little bit dry. I may have overbaked it just slightly, maybe five minutes less in the oven. It wasn't overly sweet with just a slight chocolate flavor. I'll definitely use this cake again. I want to try it as a cake roll with the frosting recipe included next time.

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PEGLYF

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Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2009

I am going to try cake flour, it really make's a difference. I never thought it would but finally tried it on a different cake and it was wonderful I will let you know how it turn's out. I made it yesterday and it turned out wonderful.

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Jihan

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Reviewed: May 24, 2008

Red velvet is my husband's favorite. I made this recipe for his birthday and it he LOVED it. Now I make it all the time.

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Reviewed: May 22, 2008

This recipe was FABULOUS!! I had rave reviews. I did add the extra 1/2 cup of sugar, but other than that followed the recipe and it turned out wonderfully. I didn't sift the flour though, and it didn't seem to present a problem. The only other tip I have was that you HAVE to mix the 2nd part of ingredients in a separate bowl. I tried it out twice and the 1st time, I just added the vinegar, baking soda, ect to the already mixed ingredents and it started fizzing and popping like a science fair project. (I was trying to be quick and make less of a mess and wasn't thinking!) Anyway, it turned out good, but the 2nd time I made them they were even better! I took them to work and they were inhaled. They were very moist and the frosting recipe is a winner also, I will no longer buy store bought frosting!! Thanks for the great recipe, I am in IL, I am not sure why so many people had difficulties with this, it's AWESOME!!

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LEGGYMOMMA64

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Home Town: Joliet, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2007

Would NOT make again! It was very dry and I didn't even bake the full time.

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Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2007

Great Cake. I am notorious for over baking and it was still pretty moist and delicious! Instead of buying buttermilk, I added a tbs of vinegar to regular milkas. It worked out great. Also, instead of getting butter flavor, I used butter flavored shortening.

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Angela

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Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2007

VERY Dry and lacking flavor of any kind. Frosting also way too sweet. Will not waste my time again.

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BOBOBEARZOE

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Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2007

This cake was very good! I don't see why there is so many bad reviews on it. It was wonderful to me. Maybe others are not making it right. I made it for a Ohio State game party b/c there colors are red and grey. Even though the cake was red and creamy white it still turned out great and everyone loved it.

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Kristen

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Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2006

I loved the frosting, but my cake turned out heavy and blah. It may just be how this type of cake is supposed to be.

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RACHELM1965

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Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2006

I replaced the shortening and butter extract with 1 stick of butter and added vanilla extract to the cake mix. Very moist. Frosting is excellent.

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Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2006

Not a bad recipe, just not quite as moist as I would have liked. This may be due to the fact that I used an 8" Heart shaped pan and the middle took longer to cook then I though it would. The frosting though was a keeper. Both the wife and I thought the butter cream taste was just right. Worth a try as it was not very hard at all to make.

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CHEFABU

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Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2006

Both my husband and I love red velvet cake, however I'm disappointed by the end results for this recipe. I'm puzzled why this recipe calls for butter extract and not vanilla extract. The frosting is okay -and perfectly acceptable on a carrot cake or spice cake, but after years of reviewing red velvet cakes, it is a fact that the only frosting that should even be used is a Butter roux frosting (similiar to a butter cream frosting but the butter roux frosting is a cooked frosting) I appreciate your sharing the recipe, but I will not be making this cake ever again.

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Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2005

I tried this recipe expecting a delicious homemade red velvet cake. Well the cake was red and that's about it. It was dry and void of flavor. I will not use this recipe again.

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Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2005

I found this recipe easy to follow and it turned out wonderful. The cake was moist and had great texture. I didn't use as much red food coloring and had to use milk with vinegar in place of buttermilk. Making sure the flour is sifted may be the key to getting the right consistency. I would definitely recommend this recipe.

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Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2005

My Grandmother, now 87, always made us a red velvet cake on our birthdays. She is now in poor health, so I made one for my brother for his birthday this month using this recipe. The only change I made was to add pecans to the icing. He said it was as good as Grandma's, which is quite a compliment!

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Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2005

This is a wonderful cake! It is moist and delicious. It holds a place in my recipe box. Definitely a keeper.

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Tyna

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Reviewed: Aug. 7, 2005

I don't underdstand the bad reviews for this cake! Everytime I've made it over the years since I first discovered it, it has been a hit, a SENSATION! Everybody knows to come to Dena when they want a red velvet cake!

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Dena N.

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Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2005

I agree with the other reviewers...the icing is good, but overall the cake was just blah. Mine turned out moist & very pleasing to the eye, but the flavor was lacking something.

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