30+ Swanky Red Velvet Recipes

37 Red Velvet Recipes that are perfect for Valentine’s day, including Red Velvet Cake Roll, Red Velvet Ice cream, and Red Velvet S’mores Brownies!

37 Red Velvet Recipes that are perfect for Valentine's day, including Red Velvet Cake Roll, Red Velvet Ice cream, and Red Velvet S'mores Brownies!
37 Red Velvet Recipes that are perfect for Valentine’s day, including Red Velvet Cake Roll, Red Velvet Ice cream, and Red Velvet S’mores Brownies!

Food for Thought: Red Velvet Cake

  • Traditional red velvet recipes don’t actually use red food coloring. The red color originally came from using non-dutched cocoa in baking.
  • Red Velvet cake and Devil’s food cake originated around the same time and were both intended to be “extra fancy” desserts for the well-to-do in the Victorian era. The only difference between the two recipes at the time was that Devil’s Food Cake recipes called for chocolate and Red Velvet Cake recipes called for cocoa.
  • During World War II food rations, many bakers used beetroot juice to color their cakes. Some bakers still prefer to use it, claiming the unusual ingredients makes the cake more moist.
  • Red Velvet Cake is widely considered a Southern food, although the Waldorf-Astoria in New York is famous for theirs.
  • Cake Man Raven opened one of the first bakeries devoted to Red Velvet Cake. You can find his original recipe on my blog!
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13 thoughts on “30+ Swanky Red Velvet Recipes”

  1. Normally I’m not the biggest red velvet fan at all (love the color, hate the taste) but I think I’ll have to make an exception for those delicious-looking Krispy treats up there! And your popcorn, of course 🙂 adorable & festive round-up!!

  2. Lovely. Great selections. I’ve been a bit obsessed with RV lately. I did a similar board on pinterest and my lastest post was homemade red velvet Nutella.

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