I've never have made red velvet cake before and honestly don't ever remember ever having it either. Theirs been quite a few times I've decided to make it ,start gathering all the ingredients and realize I have no red food coloring. Would it affect the flavor if I leave it out? My recipes calls for if I can remember a couple of tbls. of cocoa powder. My batter would be a weird color right? Not a chocolate cake look but more of a light brown right. Another reason why I'm thinking of leaving it out is because I do'nt want the red dye taste. This cake would be for my consuption only just experimenting. Please help! I got the recipe off of Boby flay's food challenge! Does some one recommend a different one?
the one from the Martha Stewart wedding cakes book today and her recipe calls for gel paste color instead of food coloring. I halfed the recipe and used hersheys special dark chocolate cocoa and didn't measure the gel paste. The cake looks like a chocolate cake, not really red? The taste was good. I would think it would just be a chocolate cake w/o the food coloring.
i use regular old liquid red from the supermarket and it doesn't affect the taste. It also won't alter the recipe. If you are really concerned add 1 or 2 oz more of water instead of the dye. It will be a light brown color, kind of a mocha (in color not taste)
I always use a jar of Wilton no-taste red (the ONLY thing I use Wilton color for!) in my red velvet cake. You cannot taste the food color. However, you can absolutely make the cake without the color. I'd add half a tablespoon water to the recipe to make up for the moisture that the food color would have added to the batter.
Some people use beets for red color instead of food coloring. Try adding 1-1/2 cup of peeled and puréed beets.
Some people use beets for red color instead of food coloring. Try adding 1-1/2 cup of peeled and puréed beets.
Do they still make baby food beets??? You could even cook it down a bit to remove some water if necessary.
Great idea, Bethy, welcome to Cake Central.
Red velvet is one of my most popular flavors. I LOVE it! You cannot taste the food coloring, and I use liquid.
I have an easy, wonderful recipe that I can share with you.
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P.S. Just want to stress that RV cake is a buttermilk cake, NOT a chocolate cake with red food coloring...just FYI...not particular reference to any comments thus far.
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