{"id":12221,"date":"2021-01-20T04:00:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T08:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/?p=12221"},"modified":"2024-09-26T09:48:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T13:48:56","slug":"cake-man-ravens-red-velvet-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/cake-man-ravens-red-velvet-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Cake Man Raven Red Velvet Cake Recipe + Cream Cheese Frosting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Red Velvet went from a Southern classic to NYC famous thanks to Cake Man Raven and his fabulous Red Velvet Cake recipe.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This Southern red velvet is supremely moist and a beautiful, vibrant red color with a rich cream cheese frosting and chopped pecans.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8211; Ashton<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"936\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/cake-man-ravens-red-velvet-cake\/?tp_image_id=12225\" data-pin-title=\"How to Make Cake Man Raven's Red Velvet Cake\" data-pin-description=\"Ok, let's face it. You have probably seen this marvelous red, velveteen cake all over the web! It puts you in a fainting spell of bliss with its tender layers of vanilla and chocolate cake that are elegantly slathered with rich cream cheese frosting. Here's Cake Man Raven's Red velvet Cake recipe!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_7455-620x936.jpg\" alt=\"Supremely moist and delicious Red Velvet Cake with cream cheese frosting. Cake Man Raven with chopped Pecans. Yum.\" class=\"wp-image-12225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_7455-620x936.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_7455-600x906.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_7455.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"936\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/cake-man-ravens-red-velvet-cake\/?tp_image_id=12223\" data-pin-title=\"How to Make Cake Man Raven's Red Velvet Cake\" data-pin-description=\"Ok, let's face it. You have probably seen this marvelous red, velveteen cake all over the web! It puts you in a fainting spell of bliss with its tender layers of vanilla and chocolate cake that are elegantly slathered with rich cream cheese frosting. Here's Cake Man Raven's Red velvet Cake recipe!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_7425-620x936.jpg\" alt=\"Supremely moist and delicious Red Velvet Cake with cream cheese frosting.\" class=\"wp-image-12223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_7425-620x936.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_7425-600x906.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_7425.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"411\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/cake-man-ravens-red-velvet-cake\/?tp_image_id=12224\" data-pin-title=\"How to Make Cake Man Raven's Red Velvet Cake\" data-pin-description=\"Ok, let's face it. You have probably seen this marvelous red, velveteen cake all over the web! It puts you in a fainting spell of bliss with its tender layers of vanilla and chocolate cake that are elegantly slathered with rich cream cheese frosting. Here's Cake Man Raven's Red velvet Cake recipe!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/PicMonkey-Collage-2-620x411.jpg\" alt=\"Supremely moist and delicious Red Velvet Cake with cream cheese frosting.\" class=\"wp-image-12224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/PicMonkey-Collage-2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/PicMonkey-Collage-2-600x398.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"936\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/cake-man-ravens-red-velvet-cake\/?tp_image_id=12226\" data-pin-title=\"How to Make Cake Man Raven's Red Velvet Cake\" data-pin-description=\"Ok, let's face it. You have probably seen this marvelous red, velveteen cake all over the web! It puts you in a fainting spell of bliss with its tender layers of vanilla and chocolate cake that are elegantly slathered with rich cream cheese frosting. Here's Cake Man Raven's Red velvet Cake recipe!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_7496-620x936.jpg\" alt=\"Supremely moist and delicious Red Velvet Cake with cream cheese frosting. Perfect Cake Man Raven's Red Velvet cake for Valentine's Day. \" class=\"wp-image-12226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_7496-620x936.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_7496-600x906.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_7496-500x755.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_7496.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p><em>You&#8217;ll also love our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/strawberry-cream-cheese-frosting-recipe-easy-to-make\/\">Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe Easy to Make<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"Recipe\",\"name\":\"Cake Man Raven's Red Velvet Cake\",\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Ashton\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-02-17\",\"recipeYield\":16,\"description\":\"From a Southern classic to NYC famous thanks to Cake Man Raven, this is a supremely moist and vibrant Red Velvet cake with a rich cream cheese frosting and chopped pecans.\",\"image\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.somethingswanky.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/DSC_7496-480x480.jpg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.somethingswanky.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/DSC_7496-480x360.jpg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.somethingswanky.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/DSC_7496.jpg\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.somethingswanky.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/02\\\/DSC_7496-480x270.jpg\"],\"prepTime\":\"PT30M\",\"cookTime\":\"PT40M\",\"performTime\":\"PT40M\",\"totalTime\":\"PT1H10M\",\"recipeIngredient\":[\"2 1\\\/2 cups all-purpose flour\",\"1 1\\\/2 cups sugar\",\"1 teaspoon baking soda\",\"1 teaspoon fine salt\",\"1 teaspoon cocoa powder\",\"1 1\\\/2 cups vegetable oil\",\"1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature\",\"2 large eggs, at room temperature\",\"2 tablespoons red food coloring (1 ounce)\",\"1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar\",\"1 teaspoon vanilla extract\",\"16 ounces cream cheese, room temperature\",\"1\\\/2 cup butter, room temperature\",\"4 cups powdered sugar\",\"2 tsp vanilla extract\",\"Crushed pecans, for garnish\"],\"recipeInstructions\":[{\"@type\":\"HowToStep\",\"text\":\"Preheat oven to 350\\u00baF.\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Preheat oven to 350\\u00baF.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.somethingswanky.com\\\/cake-man-ravens-red-velvet-cake\\\/#mv_create_172_1\"},{\"@type\":\"HowToStep\",\"text\":\"Sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda.\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt,...\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.somethingswanky.com\\\/cake-man-ravens-red-velvet-cake\\\/#mv_create_172_2\"},{\"@type\":\"HowToStep\",\"text\":\"Using an electric mixer, whisk together the buttermilk and oil. 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data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_7496.jpg\"><div class=\"mv-pinterest-btn mv-pinterest-btn-right\" data-mv-pinterest-desc=\"Cake%20Man%20Raven%27s%20Red%20Velvet%20Cake\" data-mv-pinterest-img-src=\"https%3A%2F%2Fwww.somethingswanky.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F02%2FDSC_7496.jpg\" data-mv-pinterest-url=\"https%3A%2F%2Fwww.somethingswanky.com%2Fcake-man-ravens-red-velvet-cake%2F\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"mv-create-title mv-create-title-primary\">Cake Man Raven&#039;s Red Velvet Cake<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"mv-create-times mv-create-times-3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-time mv-create-time-yield\">\n\t\t\t\t<em class=\"mv-create-time-label mv-create-lowercase mv-create-strong\">Yield: <\/em>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mv-create-time-format mv-create-uppercase\">16<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-time mv-create-time-prep\">\n\t\t\t\t<em class=\"mv-create-time-label mv-create-lowercase mv-create-strong\">Prep Time: <\/em>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mv-create-time-format mv-create-uppercase\"><span class=\"mv-time-part mv-time-minutes\">30 minutes<\/span> <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-time mv-create-time-active\">\n\t\t\t\t<em class=\"mv-create-time-label mv-create-lowercase mv-create-strong\">Cook Time: <\/em>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mv-create-time-format mv-create-uppercase\"><span class=\"mv-time-part mv-time-minutes\">40 minutes<\/span> <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-time mv-create-time-total\">\n\t\t\t\t<em class=\"mv-create-time-label mv-create-lowercase mv-create-strong\">Total Time: <\/em>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mv-create-time-format mv-create-uppercase\"><span class=\"mv-time-part mv-time-hours\">1 hour<\/span> <span class=\"mv-time-part mv-time-minutes\">10 minutes<\/span> <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-description\">\n\t\t\t<p>From a Southern classic to NYC famous thanks to Cake Man Raven, this is a supremely moist and vibrant Red Velvet cake with a rich cream cheese frosting and chopped pecans.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"mv-create-172\" class=\"mv-create-reviews\" data-mv-create-id=\"172\" data-mv-create-rating=\"4.4\" data-mv-create-total-ratings=\"662\" data-mv-rest-url=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-json\/\"><\/div>\n\t<!-- This is a button so it inherits theme styles -->\n\t<form class=\"mv-create-print-form\">\n\t\t<button class=\"mv-create-button mv-create-print-button\" data-mv-print=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-json\/mv-create\/v1\/creations\/172\/print\">\n\t\t\tPrint\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-target mv-create-primary-unit\"><div class=\"mv_slot_target\" data-slot=\"recipe\"><\/div><\/div>\t<div class=\"mv-create-ingredients\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"mv-create-ingredients-title mv-create-title-secondary\">Ingredients<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2 1\/2 cups all-purpose flour\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1 1\/2 cups sugar\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1 teaspoon baking soda\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1 teaspoon fine salt\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1 teaspoon cocoa powder\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1 1\/2 cups vegetable oil\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2 large eggs, at room temperature\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2 tablespoons red food coloring (1 ounce)\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1 teaspoon vanilla extract\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>For the Cream Cheese Frosting:<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t16 ounces cream cheese, room temperature\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1\/2 cup butter, room temperature\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t4 cups powdered sugar\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2 tsp vanilla extract\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCrushed pecans, for garnish\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-hands-free\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-instructions mv-create-instructions-slot-v2\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"mv-create-instructions-title mv-create-title-secondary\">Instructions<\/h3>\n\t\t<ol><li id=\"mv_create_172_1\">Preheat oven to 350&ordm;F.<\/li><li id=\"mv_create_172_2\">Sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda.<\/li><li id=\"mv_create_172_3\">Using an electric mixer, whisk together the buttermilk and oil. Mix in the eggs one at a time, and then mix in the food coloring, vinegar, and vanilla extract.<\/li><li id=\"mv_create_172_4\">Mix the dry ingredients into the wet just until a batter forms.<\/li><li id=\"mv_create_172_5\">Lightly grease 2 8-inch round baking tins. Lay a strip of parchment paper down to help remove the baked cakes more easily.<\/li><li id=\"mv_create_172_6\">Divide the batter evenly between the two. Bake for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.<\/li><li id=\"mv_create_172_7\">Make the frosting: whisk together the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Mix in the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, mixing well in between each addition. Mix in the vanilla.<\/li><li id=\"mv_create_172_8\">Spread the frosting on the cooled cake and garnish with pecans.<\/li><\/ol>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"mv-create-notes mv-create-notes-slot-v2\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"mv-create-notes-title mv-create-title-secondary\">Notes<\/h3>\n\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-notes-content\">\n\t\t\t<p><p><em>Two ingredients heavily contribute to making this cake so moist: the oil and the buttermilk.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Buttermilk tenderizes the gluten and makes the cake extra soft. The all-oil-no-butter approach ensures that this cake is the moistest of them all-- and stays that way days and days after baking it! Using all oil also helps these cakes to bake nice and even (there's less \"puffing up\"\u00a0going on since you can't aerate oil the same way you can butter or shortening) so you don't have to cut off any domes to stack the cakes nicely on top of each other.<\/em><\/p><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-video\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-iframe\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mfN8DKrK8EU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"mv-create-nutrition\">\n\n\t<div class=\"mv-create-nutrition-box\">\n\n\t\t<h6 class=\"mv-create-nutrition-title mv-create-strong\"><span>Nutrition Information:<\/span><\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-yield\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Yield:<\/span> 16<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-serving-size\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Serving Size:<\/span> 1<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<br><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-amount\"><em>Amount Per Serving:<\/em><\/span>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-calories\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Calories:<\/span> 600<\/span><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-total-fat\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Total Fat:<\/span> 37g<\/span><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-saturated-fat mv-create-nutrition-indent\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Saturated Fat:<\/span> 11g<\/span><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-trans-fat mv-create-nutrition-indent\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Trans Fat:<\/span> 1g<\/span><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-unsaturated-fat mv-create-nutrition-indent\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Unsaturated Fat:<\/span> 23g<\/span><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-cholesterol\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Cholesterol:<\/span> 68mg<\/span><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-sodium\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Sodium:<\/span> 385mg<\/span><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-carbohydrates\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Carbohydrates:<\/span> 64g<\/span><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-fiber mv-create-nutrition-indent\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Fiber:<\/span> 1g<\/span><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-sugar mv-create-nutrition-indent\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Sugar:<\/span> 48g<\/span><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-item mv-create-nutrition-protein\"><span class=\"mv-create-nutrition-label mv-create-uppercase\">Protein:<\/span> 5g<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<footer class=\"mv-create-footer\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"mv-create-footer-flexbox\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-copy\">&copy; Ashton<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"mv-create-categories\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_7496.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-pin-description=\"\" class=\"mv-create-pinterest no_pin ggnoads\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_7496.jpg 625w, https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_7496-600x906.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_7496-500x755.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_7496-620x936.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\">\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/footer>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-frequently-asked-questions\"><span style=\"color: #f03a70;\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block schema-faq-accordion\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1640812133734\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who is Cake Man Raven? <\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\"><b>Raven<\/b> Patrick De&#8217;Sean Dennis III (<b>Cake Man Raven)<\/b> is a baker and owner of the\u00a0<b>Cake Man Raven<\/b> bakery (formerly) in Brooklyn. Well, in 2008 Dennis made his red velvet cake famous nationwide when Bobbly Flay selected Cake Man Raven and his notorious cake as his challenger on <em>Throwdown! with Bobby Flay<\/em>. <br \/><br \/>In 2012, Cake Man Raven closed his bakery doors for good. <\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1640812149541\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What is the difference between red velvet cake and regular cake? <\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">The red variety is made with a small amount of cocoa powder, vinegar, and buttermilk. And, of course, no small amount of vibrant red food coloring. While these ingredients are in small measurements, they\u00a0<em>do<\/em> make a big difference in the taste and texture of the cake. This also makes it vastly different than a yellow cake or a chocolate cake. Red velvet cakes are moist with a tangy flavor and generally pairs well with cream cheese frosting.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1640812159181\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Why do you put vinegar in red velvet cake? <\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">In addition to acidic ingredients like buttermilk, vinegar increases the acidity of the batter. This ensures the baking soda is completely activated and creating a nice, fluffy rise in the cake. <\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1640812159799\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Can you use regular milk instead of buttermilk in red velvet cake? <\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">NO! Regardless of what any other article may say on the matter only use <strong>REAL BUTTERMILK<\/strong> in this recipe. It makes a 100000000% difference, guaranteed. <\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1640812166934\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Why did my red velvet cake not turn red? <\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">There are two likely culprits to blame in this scenario. The first is the cocoa. Did you use too much? A good red velvet only needs a scant amount of cocoa powder. As you can see, this recipe only uses\u00a0<em>one little teaspoon<\/em>. Remember, this is\u00a0<strong>not<\/strong> a chocolate cake with red food coloring. <br \/><br \/>And Red Velvet has its own, unique flavor. And that flavor is created by using only a tiny bit of cocoa powder. <br \/><br \/>The second thing you should double check in the event your cake is not-so-red would be the amount of food coloring used. Many people try to cut corners here, because red food coloring is famous for altering the taste of a dessert or coloring your mouth. 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The cake will taste great\u00a0<em>and<\/em> will not turn your mouth extra red if you use a FULL 1-OUNCE of red food coloring in this recipe. <\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-red-velvet-recipes\"><span style=\"color: #f03a70;\">More Red Velvet Recipes<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\t<section id=\"mv-creation-1136\" class=\"mv-create-card mv-create-card-1136 mv-list-card mv-create-card-style-grid mv-no-js mv-create-center-cards mv-create-has-image \" style=\"position: relative;\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<header class=\"mv-create-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-create-title-wrap\">\n\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-list-list mv-list-list-grid\">\n\t<div class=\"mv-list-list-grid-inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-art-link mv-list-single mv-list-single-2313\" data-mv-create-link-target=\"false\" data-mv-create-link-href=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/red-velvet-monkey-bread\/\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/red-velvet-crepes-no-bake-blintz-filling\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRed Velvet Crepes with No Bake Blintz Filling\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-list-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-list-single-description\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"mv-list-link mv-to-btn\" data-mv-create-link-href=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/red-velvet-crepes-no-bake-blintz-filling\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue Reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-art-link mv-list-single mv-list-single-17821\" data-mv-create-link-target=\"false\" data-mv-create-link-href=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/red-velvet-bundt-cake-with-cream-cheese-frosting\/\" data-mv-create-list-content-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-list-img-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-pinterest-btn mv-pinterest-btn-right\" data-mv-pinterest-desc=\"\" data-mv-pinterest-img-src=\"https%3A%2F%2Fwww.somethingswanky.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F01%2FDSC4042-scaled-735x1109.jpg\" data-mv-pinterest-url=\"https%3A%2F%2Fwww.somethingswanky.com%2Fred-velvet-bundt-cake-with-cream-cheese-frosting%2F\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-mv-create-link-href=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/red-velvet-bundt-cake-with-cream-cheese-frosting\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC4042-scaled-720x405.jpg\" class=\"mv-list-single-img no_pin ggnoads\" alt=\"\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC4042-scaled-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC4042-scaled-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DSC4042-scaled-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" data-pin-description=\"All the heart eyes ????????????for this Red Velvet Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. Sour cream makes it extra soft. And I could eat the cream cheese frosting with a spoon!\u00a0\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/cake-man-ravens-red-velvet-cake\/?tp_image_id=17831\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mv-list-single-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"mv-list-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/red-velvet-bundt-cake-with-cream-cheese-frosting\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRed Velvet Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-list-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-list-single-description\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"mv-list-link mv-to-btn\" data-mv-create-link-href=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/red-velvet-bundt-cake-with-cream-cheese-frosting\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue Reading\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-art-link mv-list-single mv-list-single-461\" data-mv-create-link-target=\"false\" data-mv-create-link-href=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/red-velvet-pancakes-cream-cheese\/\" data-mv-create-list-content-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-list-img-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-pinterest-btn mv-pinterest-btn-right\" data-mv-pinterest-desc=\"\" data-mv-pinterest-img-src=\"https%3A%2F%2Fwww.somethingswanky.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F12%2FDSC4564-scaled-735x487.jpg\" data-mv-pinterest-url=\"https%3A%2F%2Fwww.somethingswanky.com%2Fred-velvet-pancakes-cream-cheese%2F\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-mv-create-link-href=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/red-velvet-pancakes-cream-cheese\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC4564-scaled-720x405.jpg\" class=\"mv-list-single-img no_pin ggnoads\" alt=\"\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC4564-scaled-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC4564-scaled-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/DSC4564-scaled-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" data-pin-description=\"This recipe starts with a lemon cake mix, which I love! As I\u2019ve said before many times, I love that you know what you\u2019re getting with a cake mix. When you use a cake mix, you know you\u2019ll get a soft, moist, and flavorful result that you can recreate again and again. I used a Duncan Hines 15.25 ounce Lemon Supreme cake mix. You can use a different brand, but be aware that cake mixes do vary slightly in volume. There shouldn\u2019t be a huge difference, but feel free to add a little extra milk to your batter if you use a bigger cake mix and the batter seems too thick.\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/cake-man-ravens-red-velvet-cake\/?tp_image_id=17891\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"mv-list-single-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"mv-list-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/red-velvet-pancakes-cream-cheese\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRed Velvet Pancakes\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-list-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mv-list-single-description\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"mv-list-link mv-to-btn\" data-mv-create-link-href=\"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/red-velvet-pancakes-cream-cheese\/\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinue 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Many people try to cut corners here, because red food coloring is famous for altering the taste of a dessert or coloring your mouth. Fortunately, neither of those concerns matter here. The cake will taste great\u00a0<em>and<\/em> will not turn your mouth extra red if you use a FULL 1-OUNCE of red food coloring in this recipe. 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