Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2012

If you don't like the taste of heaven then don't make this cake. This is only the second cake I have ever made and I have to say it was sooo good. I made it for my fiances birthday and he and his family loved it. One small peice is very filling and satisfying. It just melts in your mouth. I tried a little from the middle before I put frosting on it and I didn't even want to put frosting on it because the cake itself was so good (and I'm not usually a big fan of cake) So I would recomend this to anyone. Its like a cake brownie! And it would feed 14 people it's so dense. Very good! This will will be my go to cake for sure! Thank you so much!!!

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Ducky

Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2011

I baked my cake on 2 8-inch cake pans for an hour. I think I over-baked the cakes I bit too long because of how they looked when I took them out of the oven. The taste is yummy... the cakes are a bit dense and I love it this way especially when the cakes will be covered in fondant!! Thank you for sharing this yummy recipe!

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Mommy loves to cook!

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Los Angeles, California, USA

Living In: San Pedro, California, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2011

Way to much red food coloring. It had a chemical taste. To dense, it was like a ton of bricks and had a flour taste as well. And 5 Eggs...OMG. I have to find a different recipe.

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DaniB

Reviewed: Mar. 4, 2010

Very good! Dense -- consistency of a pound cake.

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KARAJANE23

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Starr, South Carolina, USA

Living In: Anderson, South Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2009

It just wasn't that tasty...barely any chocolate flavor. A couple other people told me they liked it. I'll definitely use a different recipe next time.

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Celeste

Reviewed: Jul. 21, 2008

This is the Red Velvet cake recipe I grew up on. It is a dense, moist pound cake and the only way to make Red Velvet cake! The other (cake like)Red Velvet recipes here can't hold a candle to this one. This IS a true Red Velvet Cake. The title should say pound cake though. I think the people that have complained or not liked this particular recipe are looking for the cake like type with icing between the layers. The kind like you buy in the grocery store. To me that's not REAL Red Velvet cake though. This is like my grandma and mom always made and will always be a family favorite! If you are looking for a great moist Red Velvet pound cake, this one won't disappoint you. If you like the grocery store version...there have them in the bakery section.

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Connie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Living In: Mint Hill, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2006

This was a definate disappointment. I'm still quite puzzled as to the title of this cake...it's certainly not an authentic red velvet cake. Perhaps you meant buttermilk, as opposed to regular milk, in that aspect, I can understand why it wouldn't need the vinegar, as the buttermilk is quite acidic enough to allow the baking soda to rise. I will stick with my family's heirloom recipe. Thanks for trying to share though.

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Living In: Macdill Afb, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 28, 2004

When I saw that this recipe didn't call for vinegar, I should have known to just keep looking for another recipe. But I gave this one a try. Not too terribly disappointing, but I have to agree with the review that calls this cake a butter cake. Red velvet cakes are dense (thanks to the vinegar) and moist. This cake was buttery with no density and the flavor of a butter cake, not a chocolate cake, which is really what red velvet cake is.

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