Easy Red Velvet Cake

From: Chef #524208

On Oct 18, 2009

WOW! Velvety and delicious!!! I only used 1 bottle of red coloring and I thought the batter was a little dense, so I added about 1/2 cup more water/buttermilk mixed. Used this for a birthday, where there were 2 cakes — this was eaten to the last crumb. One guy said "I usually don't even LIKE cakes, but this is REALLY GREAT!" Will definitely make this again.

From: Ashleybakes

On Apr 4, 2009

I'm giving this 1 star for simplicity. Taste reigns supreme and in my opinion this cake doesn't have it. I am a red velvet fan, and followed the directions to a "T" ... BUT this cake came out like a dry chocolate cake. Not moist (and it wasn't overbaked), no depth of flavor, just like a dry bleh choc. cake with food coloring. My husband actually thought it was okay, but he likes dry, unsweet cakes. This tastes nothing like a 'real' red velvet cake. The only redeeming factor of the cake I made was that I iced with Bourbon Cream Cheese frosting... with enough of the icing in each bite, it was easier to overlook the lack of flavor in the cake itself.

From: mari79

On Jun 20, 2004

Made this today for Father's day and EVERYONE loved the color and taste of this cake, there was none left. At first i was going to make a cake from scratch but i ran out of time and ended up choosing this recipe. This was EASY. I dumped everything into the mixing bowl and with a hand mixer beat it for about 3 min. I was not sure about the margarine, so i left it room temp. and cut it into squares so it would be easier to mix in but i did not melt it. And i only added 1 oz. of red color and about 1/2 a bottle of .25 oz. red color (that was all i had) but the red color was intense just like it should be not pink. Will also add some vanilla next time just b/c i love it. Made this in a 13x9 and it took about 26 min. but my oven runs a little hot. There were a few spots that were yellow where i think the margarine did not get mixed in but i don't think anyone noticed. Frosted with store bought cream cheese frosting. Beautiful, moist cake just love the deep red color. And as simple as it was this will be my stand-by recipe for red velvet cake if i do not have the time to make one from scratch. Thank you AnnaCG =)

From: Kohtzy

On Jul 26, 2007

This was wonderful! I made it yesterday for my mother's birthday, and everyone gave it rave reviews! I made just as directed. Thanks for posting such a fantastic recipe!