"Velvet cakes" date back to the Victorian era. Unlike the heavier, denser cakes that early settlers were used to, this method combined vinegar or buttermilk and baking soda, resulting in a softer, ...

Red velvet treats have a way of standing out at any celebration. With their rich color and familiar flavor, they instantly ...

With its striking crimson crumb and contrasting swirls of silky white frosting, red velvet cake is both compelling and mysterious. Not quite chocolate and definitely not vanilla, its flavor lies ...

Every year, my mother-in-law would make the most amazing red cake for my husband's birthday. When she passed away we looked through her recipe book and could not find it. I have yet to find it. I know ...

Why are we so obsessed with red velvet cake? After all, isn't it just a standard chocolate cake that's been hit with a bit of red dye? Well, the answer to that is definitively yes — unless you're an ...

For the better part of the past century, red velvet cake has appeared in cookbooks and on menus, dazzling diners with its lipstick-red and snow-white layers. Popular year-round, today, the cake is ...

Stewart shared her delicious cake on Instagram writing, “With less food coloring than traditional recipes call for, this red velvet looks more like an elegant mauve velvet. Plus, the balance of cocoa ...