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Omg you’ve just got a new subscriber in me after 30 seconds of that red velvet cake vid! It’s my FAVORITE cake ever and I haven’t eaten it in a few years because my family went completely dye free with my middle child’s severe ADHD diagnosis! This is so exciting!!❤
Use beetroot purée or beetroot juice. Doesn’t alter the flavour but natural and healthy. Edit - a few below comments have said it does alter the flavour. I don’t notice it, but perhaps am just used to it. Either way, beetroot in cake does go well. Also, some have suggested beetroot powder too which I’ll give a try. Thank you!
I also hate when folks act like it's traditionally a chocolate cake, when tradition calls for so little cocoa powder. Nowadays, folks add way more cocoa. But that's not my jam 😐
My grandma was born in the late 1930s and this is her favorite cake. Her family was poor, and this cake is like a chocolate cake, but you can use less chocolate, so it was more affordable. She doesn't care about the red food coloring, which is classic for her generation. She is still alive and almost 90.
I once did a research essay on red velvet cake-all of this is really accurate!! But because this is knowledge I never get to use, I want to add a bit; The “velvet” descriptor comes from how cakes before the Victorian era were made with unrefined flour, and were therefore rough and lumpy. Most cakes made with the newer, more processed ingredients of the Victorian era were called velvet, and red velvet sticks because it is essentially an evolution of Red Devil’s food cake, a rougher, older cake, which was a variant on the traditional devil’s food cake in that it contained buttermilk and so was red. Red Devil’s food cake evolved into one of the newer, “velvet” cakes and eventually had its natural red hue strengthened with food coloring. The first recorded instance of red food coloring being added to one of these cakes is in 1960, as one Mrs. Cragle published in the Denton-Record Chronicle of Texas. This recipe spread all over the country in the summer of 1960, and remained as kind of an underground hit until steel magnolias and other events which heightened it’s popularity in the 80’s, and into the 2000s and present day.
I’ll comment down here so anytime someone likes it I’ll be reminded about this magnificent fact ❤ One of the best food history tidbits I’ve ever read, thank you for sharing!
I remember in the 80s, when as a kid, visiting my mom and grandmother in Lubbock TX, going to.... Macy's I think. The upstairs dining room and having red velvet cake for the first time. I was told it was from the original recipe, but no idea if that's true. But it's why I still think of it as my favorite type of cake.
@@KevinRAAMAAAGEthe name means nothing. It’s ultimately the same thing as what nature uses for pigments, just without having to use an ingredient as an intermediary.
finally someone who acknowledges that it DOES add taste 😭 its such a nice subtle sweet earthy flavor but everytime i see people talk abt it they always say it "doesnt alter the flavor" when it reality it makes it taste even better!
@@sarkaztik3228: Test it before you write-off this usage as a waste of time. Molasses tastes horrible by itself, but greatly improves various things that it's added to. Many foods that we consider horrible are actually just over-used. Do beware that pickled beets probably won't be a good match though.
how does it taste? the versions i had of it sometimes had a bit of vanilla salt taste some had cheese as in cheescake red velvet cake, cheese was overpowering so i didnt taste much of the actual cake apart from the sweetness of it.
@@anapple6912when it’s made right it tastes really good definitely has a more chocolatey taste but not like in a crazy overwhelming way like some other super chocolatey cakes. I prefer to not have a cream cheese frosting tho bc it’s often too sweet and just like too thick and heavy.
Yes, the refined sugar is of greater concern considering the excessive amounts in many modern diets. However, chronic exposure to red 40 has been shown to cause severe health problems (including damage to DNA) in mice. So the concern over this ingredient is justified to some degree.
I first tried in here in South FL in the mid 1990’s and wow, I couldn’t believe how delicious it was!! I had it at a buffet and I was hooked…I’m originally from Jersey and had no idea this existed for 30 years 😂
@@stephaniepapaleo9001 I’m from Kentucky and I had no idea it wasn’t popular in all of America. Here people make it for church functions, Christmas, thanksgiving, birthdays, Easter, etc.. It’s super common. I haven’t had it in a while but I’m glad I saw this video, honestly never thought about all the red dye I’ve been eating in that stuff. There’s gotta be a better way.
We give up! 😁 In December, almost every third person started asking if we have red velvet in our assortment. 🙌🏻 Starting from December 5th, we introduced a new seasonal filling - Red Velvet 'Mulled wine' - completely natural, without artificial colorings. We're preparing a new video for you where we'll explain how we made it and show the assembly of the cake. 🥰
@@drummerlovesbookworm9738- a newbie question I realize but please explain to me what is an “ermine frosting” as opposed to the “cream cheese” frosting?
@@doracotterell2863 You can google the recipe. It begins with a form of white sauce (but no fat) and then beat the sugar and butter into it. It’s so delicious and compliments the cake to perfection. That is how the Waldorf Astoria made it.
To be fair, studies show that red 40 might cause a slight energy boost for select individuals but otherwise it’s inert and just passes through with no issues for the typical person
Yea the video is a slightly fear mongery. Nothing wrong with liking natural but don’t demonize artificial colors when theres no substantial evidence that it’s harmful
Don’t even try to be fair with these people. They’ve already demonized the food coloring and no amount of studies will convince them otherwise. Hell, even in this video they state that they “refused” to make red velvet cake for YEARS because they wanted to “save” their customers from the “excessive” food coloring.
Red 40 is made from a specific insect, which some people do have an allergy to. Yellow 5 is known to cause hyperactivity in children, but the United States doesn't require Kraft to state that on the boxes; only in the UK.
I LOVE red velvet but the food dye/color isnt what matters... its the TASTE! And good cream cheese frosting... Edit: to be clear because apparently it isn't to some: I'm saying it'd still taste fantastic without food coloring, the taste of the cake itself is whats important. I don't understand how any of you are gathering the exact opposite of what I meant???
@@omb57 Well if you go by that logic, then it doesnt matter. Since cake, as you said, isnt that healthy anyways. Besides, if its just for a special occasion every 3-4 years then I dont see the reason to care.
@@RainiiDay7 but cake is made with sugar and not chemicals. And artificial dyes can stay in your system for like a week and increase stress, anxiety, adhd and more. And it isn’t really only every few years, because they are in a ton of stuff. From drinks and chips to even marshmallows. The reason a cake is unhealthy is it just doesn’t serve any nutritional value, while dyes are not made with anything natural and just chemicals. Dyes (especially red 40) are even banned in some countries because of how bad they are for us.
@@keshariacharya6941 so just because something is a color you like it automatically makes it look good? It’s the same thing no matter if it is dyed or not, so why is it more appealing if it’s filled with chemicals?
it wasn’t a wedding cake - it was a groomsmen’s cake, featured in the film . A southern tradition, that originated in Victorian England, at a time when weddings typically had three cakes - one served to the guests, one for the groomsmen, and another for the bridesmaids
Love red velvet the main issue I have with it is not a lot of people know how to make it correctly. A lot of time's it's super dry and just ruins it. But when done right it taste amazing.
and the cream cheese frosting isn’t usually very good. we got a red velvet cake from a nice grocery store once and the cream cheese frosting ACTUALLY tasted like cream cheese. it was amazing.
@@GhostCandy0101my name is also Myranda (unusual spelling of course) and I’ve heard people pronounce weird ways because of the spelling but that one was definitely a first 😂
@@greengreen5421 Beets taste like dirt to me. I use them sometimes in my smoothies and found that adding cucumber and/or spinach cuts out the beet flavor, thank goodness. 😂
Beets, or maybe pomegranate, those things make a red so vibrant it could blind a man, but beet can come powdered so it doesn't affect the liquid ratio, and the earthy flavor is surprisingly easy to cover up. Also, I remember hearing vinegar was used to bring out a more reddish color in velvet cake, though it has been a while.
@jean-francoisdaignault9612 agreed! Sugarologie did a frosting comparison and Ermine did so well for heat tolerance (hello, Southern, lol) and structure and flavor. Seemed to surprise her!
@@melindawedgewood6462 Very interesting. All I know is that particular cake (I think the mellow cocoa flavor) is a perfect pairing with the Ermine frosting. Heaven! and worthy of The Waldorf Astoria. It kills me how everyone has been duped by the cream cheese frosting! That tang is off-putting. Cream cheese frosting goes well with carrot cake, though.
I have ALWAYS loved chocolate AND cake, I am a sweet tooth. But chocolate cake and chocolate ice cream for me are just meh-awful. But red velvet cake, it is my favourite. Tbf my mum made cocoa cupcakes when i was young and they were lovely but its just too heavy or dry or bitter or idk it just nearly always flops for me, but red velvet reigns supreme
See though there is an difference in taste and it makes me go crazy in how people saying that it tastes better because the red food coloring is making taste different. Like no they have different ingredients and it's not even the same cocoa used in red velvet and chocolate.
Red food colour is made from crashed insects from South America called the Cochineal ...so it is very natural...I do not think she has all the facts straight
My brother made red velvet cupcakes colored with beet juice. And honestly, the subtle earthy flavor just made it better. To this day I think that a proper red velvet should have at least a touch of that in there.
Right? And since when were people against eating stuff like that? Snails and frogs are considered gourmet. People eat crickets. Crabs, Lobster, and shrimp are like the cockroaches of the sea, consuming waste and stuff. Like??? Just eat it youre fine 😂
@@amyheart5567Cochineal insects are completely safe and healthy (unless you have an allergy obviously) A lot of cosmetics, pastries and yogurts are dyed using Cochineal insects. Perhaps you should have done a Google search before trying to suggest they are not "healthy"
@@oldankh i may be tripping but I think the issue is regarding Red dye 40 since they did specify red dye in particular, and as of recent that dye has been shown to be causing a health issues like migraines, hyperactivity or hives and as a result lately in other countries they’ve started to mark the dye with warning label’s. This is just my speculation on why she claimed not to though, could be that she also simply just wanted to make a more all natural cake
Yeah I agree. I have a friend who is severely allergic to red 40. She has been hospitalized by it several times because red is so easily found in nature that it’s hard to tell what has it in there sometimes without having labels available on everything. Scary stuff.
I would have just called it brown velvet or dye free velvet. It looks just as appetizing without the color to me. I don't expect my food to be vibrantly colored.
I'm a Southerner and I've never had it, and nobody ever said it was a southern thing to like red velvety cake. I'm from Florida. We just like to fish and fuck with gators.
There’s so many veggies and fruit out there that can color it. Just really gotta take the time to find one that works best for whatever you want to color. Besides, our ancestors used different vegetation to make dyes anyway
Red velvet cake is one of my dad’s favorite kinds of cake, and it’s also one of my favorites too. So much so that I requested a green velvet cake for my 20th birthday. (Green is my favorite color).
@@RiswjyV Thanks! I'm actually a baby Reveluv lol 😋 My favourite song atm is Birthday and R.R! I also love Hello by Joy! Edit: I forgot! I've also listened to Psycho and FMR! They're both my #1
@@hanni-from-fromis_9 OMG it's so great to see baby Reveluvs. Welcome. Actually birthday was not received well by the audience, most people think it's a miss from Red Velvet. That's why I was surprised someone liked it. But RR, FMR & psycho are very loved songs.🥰 I suggest to check out their b-sides cause there are so many gems there. Have fun exploring. 😇
Red food coloring is only toxic if you eat about a bowl of pure dye multiple days in a row. Thats the amount those rats were given in that one study. Food dyes are safe.
@@nataleedibos3635 The dose makes the poison. Even water is lethal in large enough quantities. Your body needs nutrients in a proper balance, and is designed to filter out many different toxins in limited quantities. Some things we have a much larger range of tolerance for, and there are certain substances that can kill or do harm in relatively small doses, so research is necessary to determine safe limits, but it's hard to ethically research the safe limits and long term consequences of food and food additives and even scientists have been known to make mistakes or even lie sometimes which muddies the waters.
@@nataleedibos3635I don't even want to explain how silly that sentence is. _Everything_ can be toxic in high concentrations. _Water_ can kill you if you drink too much of it.
I use a natural food coloring powder made from beet root in the red velvet recipe I use. I'm fortunate to live in a city with multiple markets that have large organic departments with alternatives to things like artificial colorings. It works very well, doesn't leave any flavor, and gives that rich color that goes with the moniker of this cake. Red velvet is my younger daughter's absolute favorite, so I've made a lot of them!
When my family moved to Texas, my grandma got an armadillo cake for my dad's birthday with red velvet cake because armadillos are pretty common around here. I thought it was so funny and cool. I'm not sure if it was a reference to that clip you mentioned but my dad loved the cake. Tasted great too.
I'm glad that you mentioned red food dye. I think it's interesting that one of the oldest red food colorings is actually carmine, also known as cochineal bugs. They're native to the southwest US and across the border in Mexico. They can usually be found eating opuntia prickly pear cactus, or as we call them in Spanish, nopal. Since those are common here you can usually find a few cochineal covered opuntia on hikes in the cactus-covered hills. You can crush the dried bugs into a powder and use them to color just about any food. Ann Reardon has a video where she made strawberry ice cream using carmine powder.
Others were faster than me but beetroot or Rubia tinctorum roots are a common way for Greeks to dye their clothes and eggs during easter. Very vibrand and maybe use some acidic sucstance to make it even more vibrant!
I love an all natural, no food coloring, REAL red velvet cake. So many times I’ve had “red velvet” and just said, this is just chocolate with red food coloring. It tastes weird in the end with all that food coloring.
Check out the horizontal video on our channel about the red velvet cake. We explained which natural ingredient we used instead of red coloring )
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Beets... So obvious yet so smart
Omg you’ve just got a new subscriber in me after 30 seconds of that red velvet cake vid! It’s my FAVORITE cake ever and I haven’t eaten it in a few years because my family went completely dye free with my middle child’s severe ADHD diagnosis! This is so exciting!!❤
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Use beetroot purée or beetroot juice. Doesn’t alter the flavour but natural and healthy.
Edit - a few below comments have said it does alter the flavour. I don’t notice it, but perhaps am just used to it. Either way, beetroot in cake does go well.
Also, some have suggested beetroot powder too which I’ll give a try. Thank you!
I tried that, but I didn't like the flavor of the beets. I may have put too much in and should try it again
They need to be raw. If you cook it first, it doesn't work as well
Pomegranate juice reduction works too
I have tried beetroot alot of times...
After baking it always turns brown...
Or beet powder!! It works incredibly well
Edit: typo
Finally someone brought up the original version, i hate when people act like it was always just food coloring
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I also hate when folks act like it's traditionally a chocolate cake, when tradition calls for so little cocoa powder. Nowadays, folks add way more cocoa. But that's not my jam 😐
Yeah
@egeehaque9016 what's not your jam.
@R41ph3a7b6 All the cocoa powder that goes into modern day red velvet cakes. I'm not really a fan of it.
My grandma was born in the late 1930s and this is her favorite cake. Her family was poor, and this cake is like a chocolate cake, but you can use less chocolate, so it was more affordable. She doesn't care about the red food coloring, which is classic for her generation. She is still alive and almost 90.
My grandmother made a red chocolate cake that took coffee. I believe the coffee kind of made it red.
Cherish her
@@TheMastermind729 Absolutely. So few of them left. Then all we have is old boomers...😒
I hope she enjoys many more red velvet cakes ❤
You should make a video showing her recipe! I would love to see it 😊
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I once did a research essay on red velvet cake-all of this is really accurate!! But because this is knowledge I never get to use, I want to add a bit; The “velvet” descriptor comes from how cakes before the Victorian era were made with unrefined flour, and were therefore rough and lumpy. Most cakes made with the newer, more processed ingredients of the Victorian era were called velvet, and red velvet sticks because it is essentially an evolution of Red Devil’s food cake, a rougher, older cake, which was a variant on the traditional devil’s food cake in that it contained buttermilk and so was red. Red Devil’s food cake evolved into one of the newer, “velvet” cakes and eventually had its natural red hue strengthened with food coloring. The first recorded instance of red food coloring being added to one of these cakes is in 1960, as one Mrs. Cragle published in the Denton-Record Chronicle of Texas. This recipe spread all over the country in the summer of 1960, and remained as kind of an underground hit until steel magnolias and other events which heightened it’s popularity in the 80’s, and into the 2000s and present day.
This was surprisingly fascinating and interesting even though i have zero cooking interest!
Thanks 😅
I’ll comment down here so anytime someone likes it I’ll be reminded about this magnificent fact ❤
One of the best food history tidbits I’ve ever read, thank you for sharing!
I love this for you that you got to use your knowledge 😂😭❤️
Thank you for sharing that!
I remember in the 80s, when as a kid, visiting my mom and grandmother in Lubbock TX, going to.... Macy's I think. The upstairs dining room and having red velvet cake for the first time. I was told it was from the original recipe, but no idea if that's true. But it's why I still think of it as my favorite type of cake.
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I don't care about the food coloring i just want red velvet cake
Some people have very bad digestive reactions to red food coloring in specific, that's why it's best to avoid it when possible.
So you just want red dye 40
@@spyderbyte975unless you’re outright allergic, you’ll be fine.
@@KevinRAAMAAAGEthe name means nothing. It’s ultimately the same thing as what nature uses for pigments, just without having to use an ingredient as an intermediary.
I would…. It’s literal cancer. Shit is horrible for you.
Beets have long been a traditional ingredient in many parts of the South. They add sweetness and a beautiful red color.
finally someone who acknowledges that it DOES add taste 😭
its such a nice subtle sweet earthy flavor but everytime i see people talk abt it they always say it "doesnt alter the flavor" when it reality it makes it taste even better!
@@rosspoppy They absolutely do! It's such a delightful, unique taste that (imo) is totally necessary to have an authentic red velvet cake!
@@rosspoppyMaybe that person doesn't like the taste of beetroot though.. Bcs I also don't like beetroot😂
@@rosspoppy I hate the taste and don't want it in my food if it can be helped.
@@sarkaztik3228: Test it before you write-off this usage as a waste of time. Molasses tastes horrible by itself, but greatly improves various things that it's added to. Many foods that we consider horrible are actually just over-used.
Do beware that pickled beets probably won't be a good match though.
I LOVE RED VELVET (the cake and the group ❤️)
Why? It's literally just a boring sponge. One of the worst types of cakes out there.
@@radvin1417 that's just different choices 🤡🤡🤡
@@radvin1417uhh, because it tastes good? why else would you like a food?
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I love everything about red velvet, it's tasty, good colours, emotions, and the K-pop group
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I love red velvet cake it's delicious ASF
how does it taste? the versions i had of it sometimes had a bit of vanilla salt taste
some had cheese as in cheescake red velvet cake, cheese was overpowering so i didnt taste much of the actual cake apart from the sweetness of it.
@@anapple6912when it’s made right it tastes really good definitely has a more chocolatey taste but not like in a crazy overwhelming way like some other super chocolatey cakes. I prefer to not have a cream cheese frosting tho bc it’s often too sweet and just like too thick and heavy.
Red velvet cake was popular and a staple cake in African American families for years prior to the 1989 movie Steel Magnolias.
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Just like braids were popular loonnggg before Bo Derek wore them in "10"
Is that with, or without, the dye in that cultural trend?
(This is fascinating on so many levels)
Yep. In fact I’m planning on getting one for Juneteenth!
@@RedBloopCreatureby far the dumbest “holiday” ever
I love red velvet cake, and the group
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i don't like it
Yea food coloring is the concern when im eating a sugary dessert
Yes, the refined sugar is of greater concern considering the excessive amounts in many modern diets. However, chronic exposure to red 40 has been shown to cause severe health problems (including damage to DNA) in mice. So the concern over this ingredient is justified to some degree.
RED VELVET is just elite -- both the cake and the cake girls!!
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@@robevlogs I know.
Red Velvet cake has always been popular in the South. My Mammaw was known for her red velvet cake growing up ❤.
I first tried in here in South FL in the mid 1990’s and wow, I couldn’t believe how delicious it was!! I had it at a buffet and I was hooked…I’m originally from Jersey and had no idea this existed for 30 years 😂
@@stephaniepapaleo9001 We had it every holiday, homemade. I'm sure it had a hand in why I'm addicted to chocolate at 35 😭🤣🤣🤣.
Absolutely desperate for this legendary family recipe 😭😭
@@Natalie-ei3vpI'll text my cousin today and see if she can get the recipe from my Aunt 🙂. Unfortunately, she passed a few years ago.
@@stephaniepapaleo9001 I’m from Kentucky and I had no idea it wasn’t popular in all of America. Here people make it for church functions, Christmas, thanksgiving, birthdays, Easter, etc.. It’s super common. I haven’t had it in a while but I’m glad I saw this video, honestly never thought about all the red dye I’ve been eating in that stuff. There’s gotta be a better way.
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I don’t care if it has food coloring or none it will always be my favorite
Chocolate will cover up the flavor of beets, and if you use purple beets, you’ll end up with a deep, maroon red. It will also be very soft and moist.
It definitely doesn't. I can still taste beetroot in it
We give up! 😁 In December, almost every third person started asking if we have red velvet in our assortment. 🙌🏻 Starting from December 5th, we introduced a new seasonal filling - Red Velvet 'Mulled wine' - completely natural, without artificial colorings.
We're preparing a new video for you where we'll explain how we made it and show the assembly of the cake. 🥰
Hopefully, you use an Ermine frosting and don’t commit the travesty of putting a sour cream frosting on Red Velvet cake.
@@drummerlovesbookworm9738you mean cream cheese?
@@drummerlovesbookworm9738- a newbie question I realize but please explain to me what is an “ermine frosting” as opposed to the “cream cheese” frosting?
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@@doracotterell2863 You can google the recipe. It begins with a form of white sauce (but no fat) and then beat the sugar and butter into it. It’s so delicious and compliments the cake to perfection. That is how the Waldorf Astoria made it.
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I love red velvet cake, so underappreciated.
I tried some made red by using beets and it was the best red velvet cake I’ve ever had.
Please, can you kindly elaborate on your process?
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To be fair, studies show that red 40 might cause a slight energy boost for select individuals but otherwise it’s inert and just passes through with no issues for the typical person
Yea the video is a slightly fear mongery. Nothing wrong with liking natural but don’t demonize artificial colors when theres no substantial evidence that it’s harmful
Don’t even try to be fair with these people. They’ve already demonized the food coloring and no amount of studies will convince them otherwise. Hell, even in this video they state that they “refused” to make red velvet cake for YEARS because they wanted to “save” their customers from the “excessive” food coloring.
@@AlezarGorewichI know right, there are so many food channels, plenty that aren't being super weird about this.
Red 40 is made from a specific insect, which some people do have an allergy to.
Yellow 5 is known to cause hyperactivity in children, but the United States doesn't require Kraft to state that on the boxes; only in the UK.
@@beetlebob4675 I had a friend when I was a child who was allergic to Red 40. That’s interesting to know!
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@@pggd they're singing the song psycho bc red velvet (the group) has a song called 'Psycho'
@@ihavaepotaetoe2418 i hope youre aware we are both making fun of them for spelling psycho incorrectly as “physco”
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I LOVE red velvet but the food dye/color isnt what matters... its the TASTE! And good cream cheese frosting...
Edit: to be clear because apparently it isn't to some: I'm saying it'd still taste fantastic without food coloring, the taste of the cake itself is whats important. I don't understand how any of you are gathering the exact opposite of what I meant???
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My thoughts exactly! The cream cheese frosting is the game changer
Unfortunately, using too much food colouring effect the taste slightly. Last time i eat red velvet, it have metallic aftertaste
I make mine with no food colouring or I make a white velvet and it's amazing. I don't know why anyone would want to eat food coloring 🥴
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i literally dont care how much red 40 is in it. i love it so much. red. please red. its so pretty and good 😭😭😭😭
It’s so bad for you though, and cake already isn’t that healthy. Why does the color matter?
@@omb57 Well if you go by that logic, then it doesnt matter. Since cake, as you said, isnt that healthy anyways. Besides, if its just for a special occasion every 3-4 years then I dont see the reason to care.
@@omb57because big red 40 = red = cool color = woah = eat
@@RainiiDay7 but cake is made with sugar and not chemicals. And artificial dyes can stay in your system for like a week and increase stress, anxiety, adhd and more. And it isn’t really only every few years, because they are in a ton of stuff. From drinks and chips to even marshmallows. The reason a cake is unhealthy is it just doesn’t serve any nutritional value, while dyes are not made with anything natural and just chemicals. Dyes (especially red 40) are even banned in some countries because of how bad they are for us.
@@keshariacharya6941 so just because something is a color you like it automatically makes it look good? It’s the same thing no matter if it is dyed or not, so why is it more appealing if it’s filled with chemicals?
it wasn’t a wedding cake - it was a groomsmen’s cake, featured in the film . A southern tradition, that originated in Victorian England, at a time when weddings typically had three cakes - one served to the guests, one for the groomsmen, and another for the bridesmaids
So pretty much a cake for the wedding
I'll take the a$$ piece please. 🍑 I need an armadillo tail emoji.
So no way... because the cake is really for my husband and I. 💯💯💯😂😂😂❤❤❤
STAN RED VELVET!!!
Preach!!
Real
Happiness!
God i love Red Velvet so much, psycho, rbb, blue lemonade are my favourite songs of them.
LMAOOOO
omggg ditto
GIRL SAME ✨
Omg same my dear got me in a chokehold
Real
THAT RED LOOOKS SO YUMMY.🤍
Love red velvet the main issue I have with it is not a lot of people know how to make it correctly. A lot of time's it's super dry and just ruins it. But when done right it taste amazing.
Bud that’s just all cake
How does one "do it right"?
and the cream cheese frosting isn’t usually very good. we got a red velvet cake from a nice grocery store once and the cream cheese frosting ACTUALLY tasted like cream cheese. it was amazing.
@@ByteMe908 Are you saying all cakes are dry?? Cuz thats not true. What kinda dry ass cakes you eating? 😭
I would assume natural food dyes like beets, that would be my best guess.
I tried that, but I didn't like the flavor of the beets. I may have put too much in and should try it again
Saffron?
@@AmalJaber38makes it yellow orange- and bitter
We do that at the bakery i work at !!!
@@AmalJaber38where we pulling the money for that💀
I love red velvet!!! My favorite song is queendom, how about you?
My fav is sunny side up
TASTE!!
take it slow my fav
Body Talk
@@jennareadsalot9153BODY TALK MENTIONED
This is the red velvet that I love, no dye. Cocoa and buttermilk makes a fantastic cake
Not Carrie and Mir-ON-da. Lol
Marunda 🥴
I was like, "Carrie and who?’"😂
Lol for real 😂. My name is Miranda and I had never heard it said like that
@@GhostCandy0101my name is also Myranda (unusual spelling of course) and I’ve heard people pronounce weird ways because of the spelling but that one was definitely a first 😂
No literally 😂😂😂😂 like you can re-take that you know
My FAVORITE kind of cake! 🤤❤️
Stan Red Velvet🥰
Kpop stans are a reason people dislike the music
I like the music but for the love of God stop
Zimzalabim@@DFusions_
@@DFusions_literally every fandom does this what
@@DFusions_ I agree, don’t forget to stan Red Velvet and Loona 😍😍🥰🎀🧚
Update: and Blackswan 😛
@@DFusions_you'll be alright
LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE RED VELVET CAKE!!
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(stop it why are people fighting in the replies 😥)
RAHHGGG
CAUSE WE ARE QUEENS AND KINGS
GOT ME FEELING LIKE A PSYCHOOO 🗣🗣‼️‼️
FEEL MY RHYTHM COME WITH ME
WHAT THE HELL IS A BAD SONG ⁉️⁉️🔥
Red velvet reminds me of the kpop group
I'm not too huge of a cake fan, but I will say that red velvet is one flavor I would and still do happily enjoy.
My community theatre did Steel Magnolias & the best part was the concession stand selling slices of red velvet armadillo!
Beetroot, also beetroot brownies are THE SH1T
never had it before
do you taste the beets? 😮
@@greengreen5421no but they have to be raw and puree to work best!!
@@greengreen5421 Beets taste like dirt to me. I use them sometimes in my smoothies and found that adding cucumber and/or spinach cuts out the beet flavor, thank goodness. 😂
I love the steel magnolias Dolly Parton was amazing in it ❤
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YOU BET!!!!🍰❤️
Are you ready for this?
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I love red velvet! That and carrot cake are my 2 favorites! Yum! 😊
I LOVE those cakes because they are so good with cream cheese frosting
Carrot cake is so tasty 🥕
I’m obsessed with red velvet! It’s so yummy I always get it every time I see it it’s so good!
Beets, or maybe pomegranate, those things make a red so vibrant it could blind a man, but beet can come powdered so it doesn't affect the liquid ratio, and the earthy flavor is surprisingly easy to cover up. Also, I remember hearing vinegar was used to bring out a more reddish color in velvet cake, though it has been a while.
I use vinegar….i thought it was a flavor thing though. Was never really sure.
@IOeste80 I think it might be both, like the person who first did it did it for flavor but the result was a reddish brown
True red velvet is also made with an Ermine frosting, not cream cheese.
God bless you for knowing this! Drives me crazy when people use a cream cheese frosting.
Thank you! Thank you!
My favourite frosting, and deserves to be better known
@jean-francoisdaignault9612 agreed! Sugarologie did a frosting comparison and Ermine did so well for heat tolerance (hello, Southern, lol) and structure and flavor. Seemed to surprise her!
@@melindawedgewood6462 Very interesting. All I know is that particular cake (I think the mellow cocoa flavor) is a perfect pairing with the Ermine frosting. Heaven! and worthy of The Waldorf Astoria. It kills me how everyone has been duped by the cream cheese frosting! That tang is off-putting. Cream cheese frosting goes well with carrot cake, though.
Red velveet my fav,its hard to find an original one w/o the red dye and also make it a red veleet rum cake with buttercream frosting
I love them my bias is Seulgi
Same
same (she’s my pfp too)
ily u guys for loving them too 🙏✨
same
omg same!!!
As a Red 40 maxxer, i actually prefer as much food coloring as possible in my red velvet cakes.
I've never had a food coloring-less cake, but unless someone has an allergy, I can't imagine how it would ruin the taste
Why?
@@aliveinhim9793isajoke
Red40 keeping you big as hell
@@benitocamela174It's a carcinogen.
Idc how much people say it's no different than chocolate cake, it is better, almost always it is more moist, or flavorful, I love it
I have ALWAYS loved chocolate AND cake, I am a sweet tooth. But chocolate cake and chocolate ice cream for me are just meh-awful. But red velvet cake, it is my favourite.
Tbf my mum made cocoa cupcakes when i was young and they were lovely but its just too heavy or dry or bitter or idk it just nearly always flops for me, but red velvet reigns supreme
See though there is an difference in taste and it makes me go crazy in how people saying that it tastes better because the red food coloring is making taste different. Like no they have different ingredients and it's not even the same cocoa used in red velvet and chocolate.
@@lizzyrank5405 its the difference of a cake being chocolate and a cake using chocolate
I love me some beautiful red heads & red velvet ❤
Thank you for telling the REAL STORY! So many bakers just deny this is how it originated.
Lol you’re saying that like it has some dark and horrific origin story lol.
It isn’t how it originated though, it started in the Waldorf Astoria
Red food colour is made from crashed insects from South America called the Cochineal ...so it is very natural...I do not think she has all the facts straight
I use beetroot powder to color mine. Doesn’t have much of a taste after adding cocoa powder
Can you kindly share the quantity of the ingredients, please? 🙏 How much beetroot powder to cocoa powder?
i love red velvet ( the kpop group )
The Irene pfp ate DOWN
Red Velvet 🔛 🔝
They suck like all other k pop “music”
@@harrisonphillips8365 yet youre under the comment. you love red velvet dont you
@@harrisonphillips8365 🤡
Beets or beet powder is a great option! The flavor is exceptional! 😍
I love red velvet and ice cream cake
gimme dat gimme dat
gimme dat gimme dat
gimme that gimme dat ice cream 🍦
Is this a reference
@@wonders.spedup yesss
Oh vanilla chocolate honey with a cherry on top 💋
how do you feel about cookies in jars? or sunny side up eggs?
Red velvet is my favorite kind of cake
Loving the little art / culinary history behind the red velvet cake! You’re awesome!
Red velvet is my all time favorite cake!
My brother made red velvet cupcakes colored with beet juice. And honestly, the subtle earthy flavor just made it better. To this day I think that a proper red velvet should have at least a touch of that in there.
my mum puts beetroot in it for the red color and it actually tastes really good
Food dye is made from crushed up coccineals bugs. That's as natural as you get
Right? And since when were people against eating stuff like that? Snails and frogs are considered gourmet. People eat crickets. Crabs, Lobster, and shrimp are like the cockroaches of the sea, consuming waste and stuff. Like??? Just eat it youre fine 😂
That’s interesting. I must remind you though, not every natural product is healthy!
@@amyheart5567Cochineal insects are completely safe and healthy
(unless you have an allergy obviously)
A lot of cosmetics, pastries and yogurts are dyed using Cochineal insects.
Perhaps you should have done a Google search before trying to suggest they are not "healthy"
@@oldankh i may be tripping but I think the issue is regarding Red dye 40 since they did specify red dye in particular, and as of recent that dye has been shown to be causing a health issues like migraines, hyperactivity or hives and as a result lately in other countries they’ve started to mark the dye with warning label’s. This is just my speculation on why she claimed not to though, could be that she also simply just wanted to make a more all natural cake
Yeah I agree. I have a friend who is severely allergic to red 40. She has been hospitalized by it several times because red is so easily found in nature that it’s hard to tell what has it in there sometimes without having labels available on everything. Scary stuff.
Idc about the food coloring at all lol I just love the cake. The moist texture and taste 😋🤤
I would have just called it brown velvet or dye free velvet. It looks just as appetizing without the color to me. I don't expect my food to be vibrantly colored.
Of course I like red velvet, I'm a Southerner, we've always had red velvet cake.
I'm a Southerner and I've never had it, and nobody ever said it was a southern thing to like red velvety cake. I'm from Florida. We just like to fish and fuck with gators.
@@outofpowderThe first time I read this, I didn't see the word "with"..😵
@Shmaples hahahahah yeah we be having fun with these water lizards round here lol
I honestly love anything that has to do with velvet lol
My favorite cake type. And when it's with the cream cheese filling ❤
I love how we found out how they do it at the end of the video
There’s so many veggies and fruit out there that can color it. Just really gotta take the time to find one that works best for whatever you want to color. Besides, our ancestors used different vegetation to make dyes anyway
Red velvet cake is one of my dad’s favorite kinds of cake, and it’s also one of my favorites too. So much so that I requested a green velvet cake for my 20th birthday. (Green is my favorite color).
Red velvet is my favorite cake with cream cheese icing
Beets, the answer is beets. If you want a pinkier colir and a floral hint, a little hibiscus.
#freePalestine
Never would have thought of Hibiscus. Cool! 😊
we used fermented rice powder )
@@khadijah5488yes but why are we talking ahout that here
@@khadijah5488stop worshipping your Allah or bullah or challah 😂😂😂
I LOVEEEEEEEE LOVE LOVE LOVE RED VELVET!!!!! My favourite song is Birthday! Whats yours?
Jackpot is my favorite song!
Too hard to choose from such an amazing discography.. but I'm so happy to see someone 's favourite being birthday! You have a great taste. 😌
@@RiswjyV Thanks! I'm actually a baby Reveluv lol 😋 My favourite song atm is Birthday and R.R! I also love Hello by Joy!
Edit: I forgot! I've also listened to Psycho and FMR! They're both my #1
@@hanni-from-fromis_9 OMG it's so great to see baby Reveluvs. Welcome. Actually birthday was not received well by the audience, most people think it's a miss from Red Velvet. That's why I was surprised someone liked it. But RR, FMR & psycho are very loved songs.🥰
I suggest to check out their b-sides cause there are so many gems there. Have fun exploring. 😇
@@RiswjyV thankss 😊
Red velvet is a famous kpop group too 😊
Yeah. The girlgroup with the best discography! 😌
met them during 2024 new year for free😨
@@francescojosephcarpiobacku2500 same bro same
Honestly I love that we’re entering a new area of TH-cam where many important players are calling out the copying/plagiarism/stealing.
I love red velvet cake
Red food coloring is only toxic if you eat about a bowl of pure dye multiple days in a row. Thats the amount those rats were given in that one study. Food dyes are safe.
If a lot of it is toxic that means a small amount is also toxic
@@nataleedibos3635 The dose makes the poison.
Even water is lethal in large enough quantities. Your body needs nutrients in a proper balance, and is designed to filter out many different toxins in limited quantities. Some things we have a much larger range of tolerance for, and there are certain substances that can kill or do harm in relatively small doses, so research is necessary to determine safe limits, but it's hard to ethically research the safe limits and long term consequences of food and food additives and even scientists have been known to make mistakes or even lie sometimes which muddies the waters.
@@nataleedibos3635I don't even want to explain how silly that sentence is. _Everything_ can be toxic in high concentrations. _Water_ can kill you if you drink too much of it.
@@nataleedibos3635no, no it doesn’t mean that.
Yes and also I hate that rat study because humans aren’t rats! And the only meaningful human studies were also in ridiculously high concentrations
Oh my god I was so excited that you got the history right and explained the reaction so well!!
One of My favorite cakes 🍰
I use a natural food coloring powder made from beet root in the red velvet recipe I use. I'm fortunate to live in a city with multiple markets that have large organic departments with alternatives to things like artificial colorings. It works very well, doesn't leave any flavor, and gives that rich color that goes with the moniker of this cake. Red velvet is my younger daughter's absolute favorite, so I've made a lot of them!
I had blue velvet at my wedding ❤
My grandma made a green velvet cake for my friend since her birthday is on St. Patrick's Day. It was wonderful.
We made a blue velvet cake for the holidays a couple years ago. So pretty 😊
thats awesome
When my family moved to Texas, my grandma got an armadillo cake for my dad's birthday with red velvet cake because armadillos are pretty common around here. I thought it was so funny and cool. I'm not sure if it was a reference to that clip you mentioned but my dad loved the cake. Tasted great too.
YES because red velvet is my favorite I had no idea about the red food coloring lol! Natural is my favorite way too👍🏾✨
I'm glad that you mentioned red food dye. I think it's interesting that one of the oldest red food colorings is actually carmine, also known as cochineal bugs. They're native to the southwest US and across the border in Mexico. They can usually be found eating opuntia prickly pear cactus, or as we call them in Spanish, nopal. Since those are common here you can usually find a few cochineal covered opuntia on hikes in the cactus-covered hills. You can crush the dried bugs into a powder and use them to color just about any food. Ann Reardon has a video where she made strawberry ice cream using carmine powder.
I love Red Velvet, the kpop group 🥰
Others were faster than me but beetroot or Rubia tinctorum roots are a common way for Greeks to dye their clothes and eggs during easter. Very vibrand and maybe use some acidic sucstance to make it even more vibrant!
Fun fact! Rubia tinctorum's greek name is also μπογιά (=paint). That's how strong it is!
Great history on such an iconic cake
I just knew we kpop stans would find this in some way. Well RED VELVET the group slayes!!❤
I live in egypt and most red velvet here is bright bright red no chocolate in sight, it’s aweful
I love an all natural, no food coloring, REAL red velvet cake. So many times I’ve had “red velvet” and just said, this is just chocolate with red food coloring. It tastes weird in the end with all that food coloring.
I thought I was the only one who hates the taste of red food colorikg6
Now I know why I'd only eat my grandma's red velvet cake.
Red velvet cake is nooooot a chocolate cake
Yes it is, @@wesman422, that's what the entire short was about.
I'd love to try the natural one
I love to try this recipe 🎉