Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2012

The cake was good but the frosting was so runny. The flavor of the frosting, however, was great. I tried to add powder sugar but it didn't help.

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BethS

Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2012

This icing is a variation of my grandmothers: 1 cup butter or margarine, 1 cup sugar, beaten until light and fluffy. Cook until thick 5 Tablespoons AP flour and 1 cup milk. Cook completely. Add cooled four mixture to creamed butter and sugar. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until stiff, about 5 minutes.

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morgan_dl

Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2012

The cake was delicious. My husband insisted on cream cheese frosting (it was his bday cake) but next time I will definitely try the frosting in the recipe.

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MOUSIE206

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: New York, New York, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 20, 2011

I thought the cocoa was a little much so I used 2 tablespoons instead of 3. I used cream cheese frosting. My husband said they tasted great. I normally use oil instead of crisco and 1 tablespoon of cocoa.

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CrondaT

Home Town: Ringgold, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 31, 2011

When I made my red velvet cake, I used a different recipe, what caught my eye was t he frosting part of this recipe. The frosting alone is what I am giving 5 stars to. In the past, I had always used a cream cheese and butter based frosting for red velvet cake, not anymore! This is the frosting for me !

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Dawn

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2011

I made the recipe exactly according to the recipe, except maybe not enough red food coloring, since I didn't measure that. This was my first time making red velvet cake. The cake tasted fine - nothing great. It was kind of hard around the edges. Note the batter is quite thick, which took me a little by surprise, but is as expected according to my google search. The frosting too was fine - nothing great. It had kind of a gritty texture and wasn't as thick as I would have liked.

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SometimeCook

Reviewed: Jul. 2, 2011

The best red velvet EVER. 5 stars are not enough.

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traciebacon

Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2011

THE BEST! ive never made a red velvet cake before so i searched until i found the best, and i found the best!

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diddly321

Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2011

It was a huge hit.

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kuebel4

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Blanco, Texas, USA

Living In: New Braunfels, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 5, 2011

Hi all...I just made this cake this morning for my son's boyscout bake sale. This cake is awesome and so easy! The frosting is one of the best I've ever tasted...I didn't have any problems with it at all. I totally recommend the cake and frosting!

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