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Red velvet cake
Reddish chocolate cake with cream cheese icing / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Red velvet cake is traditionally a red, crimson, or scarlet-colored[1] layer cake, layered with ermine icing.[2] Traditional recipes do not use food coloring, with the red color possibly due to non-Dutched, anthocyanin-rich cocoa, and possibly due to the usage of brown sugar, formerly called red sugar.[1][3][4]
This article is about the dessert. For the Android operating system version, see Android 11.
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![]() Four-layer slice of red velvet cake from the Waldorf-Astoria | |
Type | Layer cake |
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Course | Dessert |
Place of origin | United States |
Region or state | American South |
Main ingredients | Flour, buttermilk, butter, sugar, cocoa powder, and/or cream cheese icing |
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Common ingredients include buttermilk, butter, cocoa, vinegar, and flour. Beet juice or red food coloring may be used for the color.[3]