18 Reviews of Easy Red Velvet Cake

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!

From: StringBean

On Jun 14, 2008

I made red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting using this recipe and the results were awesome! Since I was baking cupcakes instead of layer cake, I baked the cupcakes for ~13-15 minutes, and they came out perfect. The cupcakes seemed to rise more than I was expecting, so I had to adjust how much I was filling the liners after the first batch. Also, it turned out that I only had 0.25 ounces of red food coloring (the standard size bottle that can be purchased at the supermarket), so I used all of that and the color was more of a dusty rose than the traditional red color.

From: liammom

On Feb 22, 2009

Fantastic! Topped it with cream cheese frosting & it tasted even better right out of the fridge the next day. I wish I had more right now!!! Because I had to use what I had on hand, I made a few changes: cake mix had no pudding, 2 eggs + 1 egg yolk, 8 Tbsp. butter, and 1/2 oz. red food coloring. Buttermilk and cocoa were the same. A keeper!

From: kimyumbo

On Jan 8, 2009

Easy and Delicious! Not to mention cheap! To avoid the food coloring flavor go to any cooking store like sur la table, or go online, and buy food coloring concentrate. That way, you use WAY less food coloring, achieve the same color, and no food coloring flavor. This was a great cake, made it for my daughter's 3rd birthday party. Made two batches, as it was a layered paw print for her Blue's Clue's party. And it was also fun to see the look on everyone's face when the blue paw print was cut open, and it was red inside. :o)

From: Sharon123

On Aug 27, 2006

My 18 yr. old daughter actually made the cake for her boyfriend, he said it was his favorite. But, unfortunately he didn't show up to eat it. His loss, my husband and I really enjoyed it. My DH said it was very light. Thank you Anna!

From: SweetSueAl

On Oct 22, 2007

I made this cake as part of another recipe, Bloody Halloween Cake. I chose this recipe because I had all the ingredients on hand. The cake was great and my grandson and I had so much fun making it. Unfortunately, he didn't like the icing on the cake, It had gummy worms, cool whip, sweetended condensed milk, marshmallow cream and vanilla pudding mix, wow was it sweet. I will definately make the cake again, but use the cream cheese icing instead. Thanks for a good recipe, Claire #3. Sue

From: Chef #679814

On Feb 15, 2008

This was an excellent recipe, and very easy to make. I used butter instead of margarine, and a yellow cake mix (I couldn't find a white mix with pudding in the mix). I used 2 heart shaped pans, and it turned out perfect.

From: LoriLee in TX

On Jan 3, 2008

From: Chef #227499

On Dec 27, 2005

So good and moist!!! I used canned cream cheese frosting and added a little vanilla to it to cut the store bought taste. Everyone thought I slaved for hours in the kitchen!! Beautiful cake for Christmas.