I stumbled upon an interesting question. Interesting to all food lovers and lovers of desserts and festive foods at least. The Spirit Mind is wondering what the difference is between Red Velvet cake and Devil’s Food cake, and many readers have been kind enough to chip in on the discussion with everything from simple differences to recepies.
While it’s obvious that cake and confectionery recepies are rarely written in stone, the basic difference appears to be only one of colouring. As the name indicates, the Red Velvet cake uses more red food colouring to give it its signature dark-crimson colour, and cream cheese frosting (and possibly a dash of vinegar in the mix) to give it a slightly tangier flavour. Other than that the ingredients and contents appear to be quite on par.
An interesting discussion. I certainly learnt something new, and best of all, it’s food, and it’s cakes. What’s not to like about culinary indulgences? Did I mention Devil’s Food Cake usually includes a lot of chocalate? Yes, that too.
[From The Spirit Mind]