"Dee Randall" <deedoveyatshenteldotnet> wrote in message
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> "Ryan" > wrote in message
> om...
> > Hi,
> >
> > This is, I'm sure to many, a stupid question but I can't find a clear
> > answer elsewhere.
> >
> > I am saddened to say that I have NEVER seen or eaten a "red velvet
> > cake". I am ordering a cake for an occasion soon and it is an option
> > available.
> >
> > From receipes I find online, it appears to simply be a chocolate cake
> > with red food coloring to make it appear redish/brown.
> >
> > Am I correct with that assumption?
> >
> > Thanks!
>
>
> I thought the reddish color of a cake was provided by the use of different
> cocoas along with portions in varying amounts of soda. Of course, the
easy
> way would be to add food coloring, would it not? Didn't Roy Basan address
> this at one time?

You may be thinking about the chocolate cake vs. devil's food cake debate.
It is true as I mentioned, that you can change the color of a chocolate cake
by altering the pH. None the less, the red velvet cake is an old southern
recipe that relies on the use of food coloring. I posted a link to several
recipes.