tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548039454456114385.post7381354620717204611..comments2024-03-28T09:28:36.979-05:00Comments on My Life in Transition: Red VelvetJulia Gooliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784248013181090775noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548039454456114385.post-52579235961921122662009-09-17T18:29:16.930-05:002009-09-17T18:29:16.930-05:00Looks Yummy!
I live in Seattle and had my very fi...Looks Yummy!<br /><br />I live in Seattle and had my very first slice of Red Velvet cake this year (and I'm 23!). I would have to agree that Red Velvet is a Southern thing!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324586453283690292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548039454456114385.post-25560417105507741912009-09-17T12:05:22.993-05:002009-09-17T12:05:22.993-05:00I am definitely trying your frosting recipe. I hav...I am definitely trying your frosting recipe. I have about 5 dozen cupcakes to make for a baby shower so you can bet I'm adding red velvet into the mix. <br /><br />From scratch is very motherly of you...I'm impressed!Lynsey Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01059397765982305159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548039454456114385.post-7375705373433491712009-09-17T11:45:29.189-05:002009-09-17T11:45:29.189-05:00OMG I LOVE red velvet cake. I've only ever mad...OMG I LOVE red velvet cake. I've only ever made it from a mix too. It's dayum good even from a mix, but I bet from scratch is better.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02255120847975344417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548039454456114385.post-14649887038346467112009-09-17T11:14:49.531-05:002009-09-17T11:14:49.531-05:00I don't want to be a nag, what with you propag...I don't want to be a nag, what with you propagating the human race and all, but following a recipe that involves a prepackaged cake mix is not cooking from scratch- that's cheating (regardless of the other ingredients involved)!<br /><br />I have an awesome Red Velvet recipe that actually is from scratch- starting with sifting the cake flour and going from there!<br /> And it comes together quickly- doing a three layer cake, with prep, baking and cooling time only takes an hour and 15 minutes!<br /><br />And- frosting tip....Cream Cheese Icing is mucho mucho easy (it's cream cheese, icing/confectioners sugar, and a bit of butter, then mix it all together at room temp) and superdelicious, especially on a very strong cake like a red velvet. I can usually whip up a giant batch in the time it takes my cake layers to bake.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633602603535507730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548039454456114385.post-88111197243908661212009-09-17T10:07:55.691-05:002009-09-17T10:07:55.691-05:00my mother-in-law makes "Red Cake" as it&...my mother-in-law makes "Red Cake" as it's called in our family only for special occasions. birthdays, holidays and when the men go up to the hunting shack during deer season! i will never attempt to recreate her recipe. she is a pro, makes is completely from scratch (doesn't use a box mix) and sifts the flour and everything! oh and we live in WI :)gkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380662803266455431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548039454456114385.post-62056270810585801252009-09-17T09:52:15.390-05:002009-09-17T09:52:15.390-05:00That's gorgeous!! I have never made a red velv...That's gorgeous!! I have never made a red velvet cake before, and I may have to try this recipe out!<br /><br />http://melc328.wordpress.com/Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13776179741660706624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548039454456114385.post-43820798644976494962009-09-17T08:03:40.101-05:002009-09-17T08:03:40.101-05:00I'm a HUGE red velvet fan. We even had red ve...I'm a HUGE red velvet fan. We even had red velvet as our wedding cake!<br /><br />Great job! Looks delicious!ALinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04092696108967191780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548039454456114385.post-10934956896993177732009-09-17T07:52:26.559-05:002009-09-17T07:52:26.559-05:00Red velvet is absolutely my favorite cake. It was...Red velvet is absolutely my favorite cake. It was one of our wedding layers - I'd dreamed of that for years!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07098004423308215291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548039454456114385.post-92075739667106806632009-09-17T07:39:37.576-05:002009-09-17T07:39:37.576-05:00I haven't had red velvet cake in years, and I&...I haven't had red velvet cake in years, and I've never made it. Now I want to try :) I agree with you and your love for the kitchen-aid mixer...although I just got a food processor that is rivaling that love!<br /><br />Your cake looks great though, way to go!Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11863427572750525283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548039454456114385.post-40569025760363711752009-09-16T21:32:02.412-05:002009-09-16T21:32:02.412-05:00I absolutely LOVE red velvet cake with cream chees...I absolutely LOVE red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting! Its definitely a very Southern thing - most groom's cakes (also originally a Southern tradition) used to be red velvet! Yours looks DELISH!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984896547369166805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548039454456114385.post-65768836540439626782009-09-16T20:56:19.430-05:002009-09-16T20:56:19.430-05:00Prigruss~
True there was a box of mix used in thi...Prigruss~<br /><br />True there was a box of mix used in this concoction. But since there was about a million other ingredients in addition to the box I can still call it 'from scratch' without 'cheating.' They do sell red velvet cake mix in a box and if I used that plus cream cheese pre-made icing, then I'd say I cheated. Not so much this time.<br /><br />And yes, we make icing the way you listed, too. But for this particular recipe it was different and with flour...made it more like a butter cream and very light. Try it sometime and you might like it.<br /><br />Finally, maybe it's common for other people to bake cakes from scratch but not me. I don't LOVE cooking and really don't have the time with my work schedule, so it's something I've never even considered. I wouldn't say you are naive but just different from me, that's all.<br /><br />Jessica~I'm with you on the scary comparison of my mother-in-law to myself when it comes to cooking. But just go for it!Julia Gooliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784248013181090775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548039454456114385.post-48975165306740061772009-09-16T20:51:09.498-05:002009-09-16T20:51:09.498-05:00Great....now I want cake!
Awesome job though. ...Great....now I want cake! <br /><br />Awesome job though. It looks absolutely delish! You are becoming so domesticated :)<br /><br />Oh, and I love red velvet cake. I'm actually surprised I do though...it's what I had the night of my 21st birthday...you know right before I got bombed off my a$$!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07204415329892149964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548039454456114385.post-22687868857165821752009-09-16T20:42:47.056-05:002009-09-16T20:42:47.056-05:00I am so naive. I thought it was common to make cak...I am so naive. I thought it was common to make cakes from scratch. And I don't see how your cake was from scratch sorry, you used cake mix. Thats cheating.<br />Also, whats with putting flour in the icing? I always use icing sugar. (Beat butter, icing sugar and a little bit of water with colour/flavoring easy frosting)<br />Is it an American thing to use flour?Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00590604212865744241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548039454456114385.post-9509819949734094482009-09-16T20:35:57.146-05:002009-09-16T20:35:57.146-05:00I love red velvet! We even had it for one of the l...I love red velvet! We even had it for one of the layers of our wedding cake. Yours looks delish!N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00365725118509670512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548039454456114385.post-90755451503091264012009-09-16T20:29:23.052-05:002009-09-16T20:29:23.052-05:00My hubs' favorite... looks deli :)My hubs' favorite... looks deli :)Nanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148303653387288014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548039454456114385.post-68172808749964287032009-09-16T20:15:04.056-05:002009-09-16T20:15:04.056-05:00The only way I've ever made red velvet cake wa...The only way I've ever made red velvet cake was from a mix :-) It was pretty good, so I would imagine for baked-completely-from-scratch cake was probably amazing!<br /><br />My mother-in-law is probably the best baker ever. My husband loves her cake and frosting SOO much. She gave me the recipe for her homemade cake and frosting at my wedding shower, which was almost a year-and-a-half ago. I haven't tried it because I'm honestly TERRIFIED!! I know that it won't compare to the MIL's, and my husband will be disappointed and I will cry :-P<br /><br />Your cake looks really good, though! You've given me the inspiration to MAYBE give the recipe a try. Sorry for the novel of a comment :-)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05539589195254206189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548039454456114385.post-6643465405273930912009-09-16T20:08:21.594-05:002009-09-16T20:08:21.594-05:00I'm not really a fan of the red velvet, but yo...I'm not really a fan of the red velvet, but yours looks pretty good. congrats on your first cake from scratch!<br /><br />I made Matt a german chocolate cake completely from scratch last year for his birthday. He loved it and asked for another this year. Oy!sierrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01195880535901751144noreply@blogger.com