AIv just made my first ever batch of red velvet cupcakes, iv never tried this flavour before myself so don't actually know what they're suppose to taste like. Mine pretty much just taste of vanilla, is that normal?? The recipe I followed was this.. Flour 20oz Sugar 14oz Butter 7oz Cocoa 2oz Oil 1tbsp Vanilla Extract 1tsp Water 8oz Eggs x3 Red Colouring 2tbsp Then you put it all in the bowl together, mix and back for 15 mins. Does anyone have a better recipe or does this sound right??

Doesn't have much flavor at all if you ask me.  But I think it's a horrid cake.

AI'm with Leah. Not a fan, I think it tastes almost like nothing.

Yeah, 

I'm with leah_s!

Lots of people just love red velvet and order it all the time but it's has no flavor just a little cocoa and red food coloring it makes no sense to me.

AI'm so glad you all said that because that's exactly how they taste!! I assumed because it was so popular that it would be lovely..obviously I was wrong :)

I made my first red velvet cake last summer, and was amazed at the fact it did not really have any real taste, it was the hit flavor at the wedding, she also had white cake, mother of bride said they should have ordered all red velvet. I could not figue it out then and still can't.  It doesn't have a flavor.

ATotally agree with Leah! Happy for this post as I thought it was just me not being able to appreciate a "favorite" cake flavor with an attractive name.... at least the typical cream cheese frosting compensates for the lack of flavor.

I made a RV cake and I actually thought it was really good.  The cocoa flavor came out nicely in the taste, but I also tasted the note of buttermilk.

That being said, the amount of red food coloring required was repulsive….

AIm not big on red velvet either. I think it really has no taste.

A tasteless cake, full of artificial coloring. Dark like chocolate, but not a rich chocolate taste at all. In this day and age with so much focus on health, can't imagine why this is so popular.

Totally don't get it, out of all the delicious cakes out there whenever a customer asks for this I have to keep a straight face so they can't tell I'm thinking "Really, you want a red velvet? Why?"

AOh I see, well I'm from the UK so maybe that's why I'm not so familiar with RV. Is there a recipe you could recommend that maybe includes the buttermilk or vinegar??

I think the name Red Velvet sounds seductive and people are drawn to the color.  The first time I made it even my kids said it didn't taste like anything, but that does not stop people from wanting it.  The amount of red food color makes me a little ill and I only use half the amount and still the batter looks like blood in the bowl.  Tonight I tried a recipe using uncooked beet and raspberry puree for the red.  It's not the stop light red of food coloring but it's a more natural chocolatey red or burgundy color.  I forgot to add the vanilla at the end so the flavor of the berries really comes out.  I much prefer this to the blah taste of traditional red velvet and this one is high in antioxidents!

AI used to feel the same way about it being blah, but I finally added it to my flavors and now when I make it, it's the one flavor that I want to save the extra bits and cram them in my mouth. I like it plain, with regular buttercream or cream cheese icing. I would eat it in a house or with a mouse.... There's something about that cake.