Gonna be honest from the thumbnail I thought it was a cake made from ramen.

@andrewluk4327

3 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly lmaooo

@ChocolateChipperoni

3 ай бұрын

SAME

@dubblebubbletoilandtrouble6646

3 ай бұрын

Perhaps a cross-section would have looked a little more inviting 😂

@peytonweb

3 ай бұрын

Me too!! 🤣🤣🤣

@gr33ngirlsea

3 ай бұрын

Same

4 words immediately leap to mind: "Bleedin armadilla groom's cake." IYKYK

@kallen868

3 ай бұрын

😂 "Thanks Ouiser...I always like a good piece of ass!"

The way I was taught to make a heart is you use a square pan for one and a round for the other. Cut the round in half and it fits right to the square. This makes a single layer cake and it's larger than the heart you made.

@tammycornett5631

3 ай бұрын

I was coming here to say the same--that's how I've always done it!

@cynthiaives82

3 ай бұрын

I was going to say the same thing. My mom made it first when I was a kid. I'm 64 now. We used a bix mix. Cherry chip for its pink color.

@kadesmom100

3 ай бұрын

Yup!

@teresat5496

3 ай бұрын

Yup

@annbrookens945

3 ай бұрын

This is what I was going to say! You need to use the same size in inches, like a 9 inch square and a 9 inch round pan, so they fit perfectly, but this is MUCH easier than carving up a circle to make a heart!

Emmy! For you and anyone who's worried about the red food coloring amounts in this cake, did you know that you can make a 'natural' food coloring-less red velvet? And without even using vegetable-based food colorings like beets or dragonfruit powder, for example! The key is using cocoa powder that is listed as 'natural' cocoa powder. Much like red cabbage, natural untreated cocoa is a pH indicator, and when exposed to acidic ingredients like buttermilk or vinegar, turns natural cocoa a reddish-brown color that is indicative of old-fashioned red velvet cakes. If you google no-dye red velvet cake recipes, you're sure to find a bunch! It would be cool if you would give it a try and compare it to how this one tastes, if you think that the food coloring gives it that real red velvet flavor! Admittedly, the color is a bit more toned down than the bright heart red you made, but it's pretty enough on its own 😁

@tiffanymoore3182

3 ай бұрын

I love these red velvet cake recipes! The chocolate matters to get the reaction.

@Jron7667

3 ай бұрын

My grandmother's recipe used beets and beet juice, and despite that, was sooooooo good.

@lisaflower5994

3 ай бұрын

Yes, I use beets, gives a lovely colour and the beets make the cake so moist BUT I have also heard of replacing some of the flour with red rice flour, also gives a deep red colour and a soft crumb

@mythicsagefire

3 ай бұрын

Yes, this style (natural cocoa with an acidic reaction like buttermilk) is the OG red velvet recipe! When people were dissatisfied with the natural deep red reaction, they started experimenting to make it brighter and that was not the point of the recipe. It was first the flavor and secondly the reaction creating the color of the cake.

The red color is originally from the Cocoa and Vinegar reaction.

@deliuslyndon8340

3 ай бұрын

That is actually untrue. The original Red Velvet cake was made to promote the novelty of commercial food dyes.

@kayo5291

3 ай бұрын

@@deliuslyndon8340 Sorry you are wrong. I believe Wikipedia has confused you.

@MyFocusVaries

3 ай бұрын

​@@kayo5291I make whacky cake all the time: with cocoa and vinegar. There's no reaction, no red colour change. It's just plain brown chocolate cake.

@kayo5291

3 ай бұрын

@@MyFocusVaries You can't use Dutch cocoa, it has to be natural. Even then, it's subtle, not like when you use food dye. I don't see the point of it, personally, why not just have a nice chocolate cake? 🫤

@madabouthollyoaks411

3 ай бұрын

@@MyFocusVariesyou’re unlikely to find the natural unprocessed cocoa needed for the reaction as the other person said, it’s also not this red after the reaction

8:54 " I am not a pressional" Yes you are!! You are THE professional Emmy that inspires, uplifts and shows everyone how much it means to stay true to yourself! You may not know it,but your channel goes beyond just food.....it shows the realness of just having fun in what you' re doing. Thank you for this fabulous video!!

@emmymade

3 ай бұрын

Aww...thank you.🧡

@Mat15115

3 ай бұрын

​@@emmymade sounds silly but it actually helps to add your powdered sugar to the Bowl first and then your cream cheese to help prevent powdered sugar from flying all over the place

@z6886

3 ай бұрын

💯❤

My grandmother made the best red velvet cake and I had no idea it was just coloring until I was older lol. I think that she made it, it was more special. RIP grandma Vance. ❤

@WyntheRogue

3 ай бұрын

Isn't it amazing how confections can always bring up such fond memories? My dad used to make super yummy chocolate cakes. :) That said, red velvet is definitely a helluva cake.

@KNPrince

3 ай бұрын

The secret to your grandmother's cake was "love" that she put in to it... Its the same with me.. there are certain recipes that my mom makes that if I make them.. they just aren't the same!

@teijaflink2226

3 ай бұрын

Isn't there a way to make red velvet cake without food colouring, I think you where supposed to use beets or something.

@geralynlovell5616

3 ай бұрын

There are ways to make red velvet with a specific style of higher alkalinity (I think) cocoa that reacts with the lavender (usually cream of tartar or baking powder).

The red velvet cakes I make have vinegar in them. I was always told that is the difference between a chocolate cake and red velvet is the reaction the vinegar has to the chocolate

@psychotophatcat

3 ай бұрын

That's the truth. Originally the reddish color came from a chemical reaction with the vinegar but people added food dye over time to exaggerate the hue as she said at the start.

@peacefuldaizy5717

3 ай бұрын

Any links to the recipe?

@OYJluv

3 ай бұрын

Yep. Vinegar in red velvet makes the difference.

@psychotophatcat

2 ай бұрын

@@peacefuldaizy5717 There are a lot of variations if you look up historical red velvet cake or vintage red velvet cake recipe, that sort of thing. Here on KZread, Allrecipes of all places actually has a pretty decent video! She doesn't include vinegar, but according to another historical recipe I found, you would mix it and baking soda and add the combo right before beating the batter. I'm not a baker so I don't really know how much is necessary if you want to try the vinegar route, but that should get you started and seems to yield really great results! Also worth noting, apparently you can also just increase the amount of unalkalized cacao powder and that will cause the same chemical reaction as having vinegar!

Ok, I have to admit that an entire bottle of red food coloring sounds a little scary (although it's probably not gonna kill you in moderation--unless you've got an allergy, of course.) Glad it turned out well. It looks delicious...and was described deliciously by Emmy, as always. As a side note, I've heard that dried strawberries or beets, powdered in a food processor, can be a good alternative for red food coloring. I wonder how such a substitution would affect the taste (and perhaps texture?) of this cake if one were to try it. Perhaps an episode comparing various food dye substitutes in pastries would be fun.

@PeanutButterFLs

3 ай бұрын

Strawberry powder is very strongly strawberry flavored. I only recommend using it if you want a strawberry flavored sweet. Beet powder you can use less so it shouldn’t add much flavor but I doubt it would be bold enough or red enough since it’s more fuchsia in color to make a red velvet

@linda.christie

3 ай бұрын

I have food coloring by Wilton, I believe. It is all natural without any food dyes. I am really allergic to red dye #40 and want to continue making my red velvet baked donuts. Yummy! I did a search on the internet and ended up buying the set of eight (maybe?... too lazy to go look LOL) at Target.

@dubblebubbletoilandtrouble6646

3 ай бұрын

@@PeanutButterFLs Ah, makes sense...Thanks for your expertise!

@dubblebubbletoilandtrouble6646

3 ай бұрын

@@linda.christie I couldn't find exactly the ones you describe--looked on Wilton's website and the one I was looking at had Red #40 on the label. Perhaps a different brand? In the meantime...red velvet baked donuts sound *amazing*. Probably too dangerous to have in my kitchen, as I'd eat them all.

@sunnydaysatl

3 ай бұрын

My grandma used beets to turn it red.

I love that you pointed out the piping bag farts. They're truly a great noise. 😂

@emmymade

3 ай бұрын

💨💨💨

Red velvet cake is a delightful light chocolate flavor that isn't quite as rich as a dark chocolate cake. Plus the cream cheese frosting, holy crap. I envy you getting to taste it for the first time and having such a good example of red velvet cake to try.

This was so great. Just yesterday I wanted the NY Times Cooking channel, where the woman made a wonderful chocolate cake, but the technqiue was pretty intimidating. Emmy's recipe and technique looks more like something I could do! I love that Emmy doesn't pretend to be a pro and shows us things we can do at home.

@emmymade

3 ай бұрын

Yay! Yes, you can do it, too. 👏🏼

We have a family recipe that my great-great grandmother got from a restaurant, and has passed down now to me via my great grandmother. It uses two whole bottles of red food coloring! It uses the traditional Ermine frosting rather than cream cheese which was how they were served initially!

@deliuslyndon8340

3 ай бұрын

I much prefer the ermine frosting. Lighter and lets the subtle red velvet flavor shine through.

@emmymade

3 ай бұрын

Wowzers, after using 1 bottle, it's hard to imagine using 2!

When I absolutely love about what you were doing with this recipe is you made this look like a realistic cake someone would make for the first time. It is absolutely NOT perfect but definitely cute and made with love.

A dusting of red sugar over the little roses would look amazing❤❤

Red Velvet is more unique than most people give it credit for. The presence of vinegar actually works to break down the proteins in the flour, which is what gives it such a standout delicate texture. The vinegar also reacts with the cocoa powder, in that it changes its color, which is what traditionally alters the standard brown chocolate cake into something slightly more reddish.

Emmy, just wanted you to know you are my #1 favorite youtuber! I watch your older videos every single night. I love your calming voice and how cheerful and fun you are. Please never stop making videos!❤❤

Original red velvet cake frosting is a much less sweet cooked frosting with flour and shortening. Would love to see you try that for comparison. It's a favorite in our house and my brother requests it for his birthday every year.

@kristysingletary9432

3 ай бұрын

My grandma's red velvet cake also had a cooked frosting, although hers was with cornstarch and water, and she very specifically required Blue Bonnet margarine. That's what I grew up with, I didn't have red velvet with cream cheese frosting until I was in college.

just had to say, the thumbnail. i could not unsee that it looked like dry ramen and not frosting for a good solid 15 seconds even when i saw that it's supposed to be red velvet cake. 😭 i had to mention.

@loz_lifer13

3 ай бұрын

Wow, I'm glad it wasn't just me then 😂

@nicholegolden1056

3 ай бұрын

​@@loz_lifer13or me!! 😂

@cherrymaldonado4516

3 ай бұрын

That makes 3 of us! 😃

I always made a heart cake for my family on Valentine's Day. I used a square brownie pan and a circle pan. Take the square and put it with one point on top and bottom like a diamond. Then cut circle in half and make the cheeks of heart one on each side of the top sides. Frost and you have a heart. I have never tried it with just a circle pan. I think I have to try that. Thank you Hugs and blessings.

Red velvet cake is my absolute favorite cake. However, many years ago, a friend had an extended hospital stay and, to celebrate his homecoming, his mother (a fabulous professional baker) made him a two layer 16 inch red velvet cake. Since I was living with them at the time, we had this cake every day for a LONG time. It was quite a while before I had it again. Lol

Being from down here in South Carolina, I'm shocked you have NEVER made or tasted red velvet cake!!! We have always made them. And the key is BUTTERMILK!!!!!. That and cream cheese frosting. It's the main flavor cake I always requested my mom make for my birthday growing up!

@milquebox

3 ай бұрын

i grew up in north carolina and also ate a lot of red velvet cake growing up :)

@Shybanz

3 ай бұрын

My mom never put cocoa powder in ours 🤷🏿‍♂️

I buy a red velvet cake mix then add fresh beets to the cake mix, gives it the REAL RED taste...so good..I steam cook the beets first til soft then mix to the cake mix with all the other ingredients in the cake mix..SO GOOD

The colors on Emmy’s sleeves make it look like her arms are glowing 😍

emmy pleasee make a tres leches cake i would love to see you try it at home, it's so easy and delicious! :)

Yeah! Red dye #2, I remember that well ❤️🥰❤️

My stepmother was a magician with cake. She made both the best red velvet I've ever had and the best 7-layer cake.

I prefer an ermine frosting to cream cheese. My birthday is the day after Valentine’s Day, so I sometimes make red velvet cake for the occasion. Your cake is beautiful!

I’m literally making a heart cake right now out of circles.

I'm sure someone has said this in comments by now, but traditional, historical, red velvet cakes were made with vinegar and cocoa powder that HAS NOT been alkalized. (Also brown sugar instead of white.) There's a chemical reaction between the vinegar and cocoa that creates a red tint. I would LOVE to see you try the historical method for it!!

You've hit on exactly why red velvet is my favorite. It's pretty much always super moist and creme cheese frosting is the best.

Came just in time.. Thank you for showing me a easy way to make a heart shaped cake ❤❤

Another great flavor for the cream cheese frosting is lemon or orange. So refreshing. Great on sugar cookies too

my saturday night ritual of emmymade 😭

It looks so pretty!

The best frosting I’ve ever tasted is with flavoured icing sugar (powdered sugar) it comes in every flavour imaginable. One of my favourites is the White Chocolate, you make it exactly as you would usually, and it’s divine. They do Cheesecake, white chocolate, white chocolate and ginger, cherry, cherry almond, Black Forest and raspberry. They do so many more flavours than I’ve listed and the prices are similar to what you’d pay for basic icing sugar. I’m making lemon frosting at the moment which is new.

The cake looks pretty. Great job on piping the flowers. ^^

Lovely! ❤

WOW that looks delicious 😋

Yummy!! ❤️♥️

Love you Emmy!

I’m sure this is in the comments somewhere, but as a Pastrychef I’ve always used beetroot as the colour additive. It’s natural, healthy and doesn’t change the flavour profile too much if you just use beet juice.

The traditional frosting for a red velvet cake ermine frosting. I assume people mistakenly thought cream cheese frosting was on it, that’s a change from tradition though.

I lurve red velvet cake, but I never knew it had coffee in it. First had it at a bakery in Cheltenham, UK, called Swallow, and there's a lovely bakery here in Kigali called Slices at Kigali Heights. They do the full red velvet cake but also cupcakes. Very yummy.

I have been using Sandra Lee's red velvet cheesecake bar recipe for years. It is my family's favorite dessert for Valentine's day. It also uses a whole bottle of food coloring.

@emmymade

3 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness. 🔴🔴🔴

Beautifully homemade. Great job. 🎉

Funny my cousin just made a red velvet cake for me for my birthday today. She made it with red wine. The red wine did make it have a slightly red tint. It was good without all the food coloring.

That looked really good ..I’m going to try it 👍…Thanks Emmy ♥️♥️

Perfect recipe for Valentine's Day this month. ❤️ Great job, Emmy. 👏

@emmymade

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊❤️

My favorite cake ever!!! ❤

Beautiful ❤️

Yay, Divas can Cook! I love her! I always back off on the red dye in this cake.

I literally just made this exact red velvet cake recipe hours ago. It has been my go-to recipe for years.

*Lol. Coincidentally I literally just have a "Red Velvet-Donut" this morning... from Dunkin Donuts (Also, literally... my First-time EVER... tasting anything "Red Velvet chocolate" in MY life, too).*

@patsummer135

3 ай бұрын

😮❤ I love Dunkins red velvet donuts!!! 😍🤤

Lovely!

I have been making red velvet cake since the 70’s, yum

I HAVE BEEN CRAVING A GOOOOOD RED VELVET CAKE, I can’t wait to try this 😍😍

Red velvet is my favorite cake, ever.

@Chrysus.

3 ай бұрын

preach

@sheenacarden9804

3 ай бұрын

@@Chrysus. AMEN.

It's funny that you said the thing about "what would it be with out the red" because velvet cakes are a whole subset of cakes and incidentally my favorite kind of cake. They are traditionally made with baking soda and activated with buttermilk, although you could use other kinds of sour things but buttermilk is better. They come out very moist and particularly flavorful because the buttermilk adds a very interesting flavor and the extra butterfat from the buttermilk makes a rich cake. Traditionally, they are iced with ermine frosting which is why red velvet cakes were originally iced with ermine frosting as well. The "red" velvet cake came about, as you said, because adding natural cocoa powder to a velvet cake turns the anthocyanin red (because it is pH reactive) when you add the acidic buttermilk to the cake. However, sadly, the red color is really only there in the batter. After you bake it, the red color goes away and the cake turns a light brown color, similar to the way cocoa beans are reddish when they're raw and turn brown after fermentation and roasting. So, if you're interested in exploring old cake recipes, I recommend exploring velvet cakes! They are very delicious cakes! A little note about ermine frosting: I love this frosting because it has a texture like whipped cream but is a lot more stable. It's not very sweet and it is very easy to flavor it any way you like. If you like a frosted cake but don't really love butter cream because it's too sweet, try ermine! It's a great alternative!

Looks great

Always enjoy your videos, you are so casual and confident ❤ Happy Valentines

Emmy quickly becoming a baking QUEEN. that cake was gorgeous! 🌹

@emmymade

3 ай бұрын

Why, thank you.💝

Gorgeous and Yummy!

Absolutely Beautiful Cake 🥰

Moist cake sounds so good! I'm impressed that it's still/also fluffy 😀👍

Beautifully done Emmy! And it looks delicious 😋

Hellloo Emmy, do you still eat the world? I would like to send you some Estonian treats! I think you are such a rolemodel of mello and fun person, i watch your vids and just realx and laugh, THANK YOU! Your fun videos and personality is what u need in this crazy world, dont ever change! All the best, Helen

I love you, Emmy! Divas Can Cook is an incredible cooking resource that i have also followed for years. All of her videos look so yummy 😋

Looks so pretty!

It's so pretty!

Emmy I will love your videos until the end of time!! ❤

Absolutely Beautiful job!!!!! ❤❤❤

❤ Simply Delicious ❤. The cake looks good too 😋

Wow, for a first timer making this cake, that is amazing, well done Emmy it looks delicious!!😃👍🏻😋😋😋

I've heard of red velvet cake. But I've never had any. Sounds delicious.

This looks delightful!! Good job, especially it being your first time. I personally like my red velvet cakes to be even lighter in color like a bright red. Not that would taste any different just my personal liking on the esthetic.

Pink frosting would be nice for Valentine's Day!

Thank you for this video, is always less scary to try new recipes when you see someone trying them and not just telling you how to do it, at least for me!! I had a question, is it necessary for the flour to be all purpose? I have a lot of self rising flour and if it's neccesary I'll buy some all purpose but just wanted to know if I can replace it. If Emmy doesn't see this I appreciate any answers/opinions. Keep up with your cooking Emmy, you're amazing!!

My mom would always make red velvet for my brother's birthday as it was his favorite. I've tried many red velvet cakes over the years and I will say it seems to me, everyone's taste and texture are little different. I do favore my mom's, lol!

I love your videos!! You give me so many good ideas! Your kitchen is cute too.

that's a big slice! guess i'm hungry! 😂😋❤❤

Divas can cook has THE BEST red velvet cake recipe!

My favorite cake of all time! I’ve gotten one for my birthday for at least the past 20 years ☺️

That’s a gorgeous cake 🎂

@emmymade

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much. 💝

Love it! One of my favorite KZreadrs making the recipe of my other favorite KZreadr. I ONLY make divas can cook red velvet cake! The best 😊

Red velvet is one of my favorite cakes. I love cream cheese frosting.

I love red velvet cake a lot.

Well, red velvet cake is my favorite kind and I'm single so guess I'm making myself a whole cake for Valentine's :)

I love watching your channel for the things that you make not that I ever have the courage to make them myself 😅

You can use other food colorings as well for this recipe. Great for birthdays and gender reveal parties.

I love how wholesome this is! Just making a red velvet cake because she's never tried one herself yet!

Everyday, I check my subscriptions to see if you posted a new video. I love your videos they satisfy me and bring me some kind of inner relaxation and new pregnancy cravings 😂❤

@emmymade

3 ай бұрын

Yay!!! I post new videos every Thursday and Saturday at 8 pm EST.

My s/o absolutely loves red velvet cake but we don't appreciate the red dye. So we use beet powder in its place and a touch extra oil to compensate. It is delicious

I love that this recipe includes the vinegar. Many nowadays do not. To me, it’s not Red Velvet if it doesn’t have vinegar.

@Chrysus.

3 ай бұрын

It is essential!

Where's my slice? Thanks, Emmy ❣️ Your cake turned out beautifully ❤

@emmymade

3 ай бұрын

💝💝💝 Thank you!

I'm allergic to red die. Had to go to the ER because I ate half a box of Red Hots.

@kallen868

3 ай бұрын

Glad you didn't die from the dye!😉

I LOVE drinking buttermilk. It's a very Eastern European thing.

@emmymade

3 ай бұрын

My dear friend's husband drank a glass everyday. He loved the stuff.🥛

I made red velvet cake for my husband’s recent birthday. Now our 6 and 8 year old grandsons are demanding it for theirs! There’s also a pink velvet cake but I haven’t tried that one.

Always love your videos! How can I purchase your mixing bowls?

I think there are cake colouring gels that use less dye you can use, maybe even a white chocolate version might use less dye and be sweeter!