Thursday, April 21, 2011

Award Winning Red Velvet Cake


Red Velvet Cake, a southern specialty!
This one is included in our family favorites cookbook.

If you are going to write up a family recipe book,
don't include poisonous recipes just ask
 Teeny Templeton.


Michael Lee West sent me a copy of her latest
book, Gone With A Handsomer Man.

I told her I would blog my
 Award Winning Red Velvet Cake
in honor of Teeny Templeton who loves to cook
but whose Templeton Family Receipts get her
into trouble because they tend toward the
lethal side.


I have to warn you, this book is pretty "spicy".
It will also make you very, very hungry
(remember she is a pastry chef!)


The Red Velvet Cake will make you hungry too.
(Not for dieters!)
This family recipe came from
  Grandma Eunice.
My husband's favorite cake was Grandma's Red Velvet
Cake.  His mother went through the phase that red
food coloring was like poison
 (just like the Templeton Family Receipts),
so when his mother
would stop at Grandma's house and Grandma would
send my hubby his favorite red velvet cake (of which she always kept
some unfrosted cake layers frozen, ready in case one of her
grandchildren stopped by), she would toss it in the trash
before it ever got to our house. (Or so family legend says!)

Teeny's not the only one with unique relatives!




At a family reunion a few years ago, my husband's siblings
decided to have a bakeoff to see who could make
Grandma Eunice's red velvet cake the best. 

This is the award winning recipe made by Uncle Greg
(he beat out the women.)



Teeny says,

"In the middle of the book, I found a recipe for red velvet cake 
that called for vinegar, cocoa, buttermilk, and a whole
bottle of red food coloring.  Aunt Bluette had written
in the upper corner, dense and moist, the best cake
you'll ever put in your mouth...."

This award winning cake fits the bill, although
I have to say, I tweek it with a marshmallow cream
frosting rather than cream cheese.  Try it, you 
will agree, it is award winning.

I will be posting this with 
 (Michael Lee West's amazing weekly food party)







Jacqueline
Jacqueline

Chocolat - French for Chocolate. I adored chocolate from a young age when I had to sneak in the cupboard to find where my mother had hidden the Nestle's Chocolate Chips. Having read about the famous chocolat shoppes in Paris, when I finally got there I was determined to try a chocolate from every Paris shoppe. I invite you to share my adventures in creating, in travel, and in life.

32 comments:

  1. That looks really delicious. Thanks for sharing your family recipe.

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  2. If it won your family bake-off, I know it's great! Glad your hubby gets to have his favorite cake! Happy Easter Jacqueline:@)

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  3. Hi lovely lady.
    I would look for this cake to be on my Tablescape for Easter looks so good.
    Thanks so muck for your lovely comment on my Blog.
    I hope you have a Happy Easter.
    xxoo
    Diane

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  4. Happy Easter to PCH..the cake is perfect for the post..I just looked at Amazon.ca before coming here.. they only have the hardcover so far..

    Sounds delightful..I really enjoy MLW's books.

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  5. I've made Red Velvet cakes before with recipes close to this one but when you posted this before I tried it and it was amazing. You also inspired our youngest daughter with your white chocolate trees. Such a stunning presentation. I love the back story.

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  6. Red Velvet Cake is my favorite. Uncle Greg's looks really great with the three layers. Glad to have found your blog and I'm a new follower.
    Linda

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  7. Another winner for me to sample!!! "YUMMMMY"... I LOVE recipes and cookbooks that have little notes in them. They are the ones I ALWAYS seek out, hehe...I wonder if someday someone will want mine(It's a MESS with little notes and stains,hehe)...This book looks like fun! and you made it look delicious! NOW to the printer to "Print out your red velvet cake"! Oh and I LOVE the idea of the marshmallow frosting instead of cream cheese frosting...Happy Easter to you and yours,
    Big Hugs,
    Donna

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  8. That looks delicious! I have to admit I was fearful the first time I made RV cake, that is a lot of red dye! I don't think I would let the gkids have it, but that leaves more for us!
    Your cake looks fabulous! I don't have any family "receipts" with a RV cake, we Yankees only started having it available the last few years!
    Happy Easter, J!

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  9. Red velvet cake with marshmallow frosting sounds DIVINE. I'm going to make RV cake for our Fourth of July celebration. I'll have to add something blue to it ;o) Happy Easter to you and yours.

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  10. That is one beautiful cake..thanks for sharing it! Have a wonderful Easter :D

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  11. Hey Teeney...this looks awesome! Thanks for sharing this family recipe that won a price, even!!!
    Have a sweet and blessed Easter.
    FABBY

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  12. So you have some family receipts too :) Loved the book and even though I've never made or tasted red velvet cake - your Uncle Greg's recipe must be saved!

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  13. Mmm, my family's favorite. That red velvet cake looks fantastic! Love the color.

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  14. Oh my heavens, that looks too beautiful to eat! Loved hearing about your family and that would have killed me knowing the cake went in the trash...I might have gone dumpster diving for it! I'm loving Gone With A Handsomer Man, can't lay it down!

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  15. This is so tall and beautiful. I love the shade of red with a touch of rose. It's just amazing. Thanks for sharing the infamous recipe!

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  16. A beautiful cake! The red coloring makes me a teeny bit nervous but I would still eat it. xo,

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  17. ummm...great looking cake. This is my daughter's favorite..think I will make one tomorrow, put it in the freezer and have it for her birthday on the 29th. She will love it.
    Thanks for the great recipe.
    xo bj

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  18. Im sorry I licked the computer screen! It just looks too good!
    I have never ever made a red velvet cake. I will now!
    Yvonne

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  19. Yammie !!!.....happy easterd darling....love Ria...xxx..

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  20. Three lucious layers of red velvet cake! Teeny would swoon, and so would Coop! I LOVE this--just Tweeted about you! Have a wonderful Easter! XX00

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  21. Gorgeous and sweet!

    Pink bonding at my page, come and see. Have a wonderful Easter celebration!

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  22. Red Velvet Cake = Heaven. . .it just has to be from heaven. Where else could something so delicious come from? I enjoyed your blog very much and am now following you!

    Lori

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  23. This looks amazing, so i'll have to give it a try. I've only made Red Velvet once before and it was a little ordinary, so I'm looking forward to testing this one!

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  24. This cake is beautiful - what a presentation. Thanks so much for sharing. Happy Pink Saturday and Happy Easter to you...

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  25. Bonsoir Jacqueline,
    I would like to take a part of such a douceur...It's makes me feel hungry...
    About the insertion of pictures in comments,it's an over-blog plate-form that offers
    I'm far in Africa Jacqueline, from where I wish you a douce night
    Frieda

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  26. Bonsoir Jacqueline,
    I would like to take a part of such a douceur...It's makes me feel hungry...
    About the insertion of pictures in comments,it's an over-blog plate-form that offers
    I'm far in Africa Jacqueline, from where I wish you a douce night
    Frieda

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  27. Bonsoir Jacqueline,
    I would like to take a part of such a douceur...It's makes me feel hungry...
    About the insertion of pictures in comments,it's an over-blog plate-form that offers
    I'm far in Africa Jacqueline, from where I wish you a douce night
    Frieda

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  28. Bonsoir Jacqueline,
    I would like to take a part of such a douceur...It's makes me feel hungry...
    About the insertion of pictures in comments,it's an over-blog plate-form that offers
    I'm far in Africa Jacqueline, from where I wish you a douce night
    Frieda

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  29. Bonsoir Jacqueline,
    I would like to take a part of such a douceur...It's makes me feel hungry...
    About the insertion of pictures in comments,it's an over-blog plate-form that offers
    I'm far in Africa Jacqueline, from where I wish you a douce night
    Frieda

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  30. Beautiful blog. I am jealous of all your dishes (I checked out where you store it). Your kitchen is gorgeous too and I'm glad you came out of the closet and put a picture of you on this blog! All of these amazing recipes and ideas deserve a pretty face to put with it!

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  31. I remember when you posted about this cake before. That photo of it is making my mouth water! Teeny could not have made it look any prettier than yours! Thanks for linking up. laurie

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