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Uhh, isn't red velvet cake supposed to just be chocolate cake with a bit of vinegar, which causes the cocoa to turn red??
by ProfessorLayton 4y ago
Uhh, isn't red velvet cake supposed to just be chocolate cake with a bit of vinegar, which causes the cocoa to turn red??
- yamtaddle 4y agoDuck Duck Goes "red velvet cake recipe" First three, including one with "real" in the title of the recipe, all call for food coloring. Wikipedia says the actually-real version achieves its color by using non-Dutch-process cocoa powder, but basically no-one makes it that way, especially not home bakers (nor cheap grocery store bakeries, which is where probably 80+% of non-homemade red velvet comes from). Wikipedia further notes that it didn't become a popular dessert to make at home until the arrival of red food coloring. I've had red velvet cake or cupcakes probably 30+ times in my life, and I doubt a single one was made the "real" way. Food coloring, in every case, I'd bet.