Red velvet cake sounds so luxurious—like a soft, creamy, and expensive version of a regular cake, but so much better. Despite red velvet cake's popularity in recent years, most people have no idea ...

Red velvet cakes today use food coloring to achieve their bright red color. But it wasn’t always this way, and history shows there was initially a natural phenomenon behind it. To understand the color ...

Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies combine a red velvet layer with a creamy cheesecake swirl for a decadent, fudgy brownie. Their classic red color and tangy swirl make them a classic. Perfect for ...

This story has been updated. When she was growing up in Athens, Ga., a thick slice of red velvet cake marked special occasions for writer and cookbook author Nicole Taylor. “In the South, when I was ...