Anyone have an amazing red velvet recipe? I've looked a few up, just looking for better variety. Some is really dry, some is too sweet, yada yada. Thanks :) 

Lol, those are usually pretty good, but they don't tell you the recipe! How about homemade recipes? ;) 

The red velvet cake recipe I have is alright, but nothing special... the Red Velvet Cookie Recipe I have, however, is AWESOME. It's on foodnetwork.com by Paula Deen 

Grandmother Paul’s Red Velvet Cake
Grandmother Paul’s Red Velvet Cake

From Paula's Home Cooking/Savannah Country cookbook

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5 stars based on 64 Reviews

Servings: 16 to 20 servings

Prep Time: 20 min

Cook Time: 25 min

Difficulty: Moderate


Ingredients

1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cup cake flour
1/2 lb (2 sticks) butter
2 ounces red food coloring
2 tablespoons cocoa
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon vinegar

Icing:
1 16-ounce box of confectioner’s sugar
1 stick butter, softened
1 cup melted marshmallows
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
1 8-ounce package of cream cheese

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat eggs; add sugar. Mix cocoa and food coloring. Add butter and egg mixture; mix well. Sift together flour and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Blend in vanilla. In a small bowl, combine soda and vinegar and add to mixture. Pour into three 8-inch round greased and floured pans. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until tests done.

Icing:

Blend cream cheese and butter. Add marshmallows and sugar and blend. Fold in coconut and nuts. Spread between layers and on top and sides of cooled cake. 

Mam, I suggest you only have a small sliver to and donate the rest to the community or your church! That way you aren't unGodly 

i wish i could remember the last red velvet recipe i used, it really good.... I want to say it was this one from my cookbook http://www.bhg.com/recipe/layer-cakes/red-waldorf-cake/ but i'm not positive 

1029162 --- Is that a joke?


I'm making this for my husband who has been on a field op, I'll donate it to him, and the shittty food he's been eating. :) 

I am going to use the one from Paula Deen. :) Thanks ladies. 

the paula deen version hates me - ive never had any luck with that and i always end up making cake balls because the cake always collapses but the cakeman Raven recipe works for me 

Whichever red velvet recipe you go with, make sure it has raspberry sauce! That is the BEST red velvet cake I have ever had. 

i tried the paula deen one once and didn't like it, it was too crumbly. 

Was it like dry JJ? 

Yeah, it could've just been me though. I tried it cause it had good ratings, and I ended up not liking it...seemed too dry for a red velvet cake. My husband liked it, of course, but he doesn't know the difference, haha.