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"Peggy" > 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!

>
> Yellow or white cake with lots of red coloring. Usually frosted with

cream
> cheese frosting.
> here's a link to an image:
> http://www.cnn.com/FOOD/word.of.mouth/sylvia/cake.jpg
> ~Peggy
>
>

p.s. some recipes call for a bit of cocoa powder, some don't.