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A couple of years ago, I saw a recipe for a peppermint red velvet cake that called for cake mixes. I prefer homemade cakes, so I developed this one from scratch. It is a beautiful, elegant dessert. In the summer, I omit the peppermint and use fresh berries, adding them between the layers and on top of the frosting. —Aimee Fortney, Fairview, Tennessee
Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 702 calories, 35 g fat (22 g saturated fat), 134 mg cholesterol, 528 mg sodium, 90 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 8 g protein.
Originally published as Peppermint Red Velvet Cake in Taste of Home Christmas Annual Annual 2011, p51
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Reviewed on Jan. 19, 2013 by slkelly
Fairly easy to make, very pretty to serve and everyone loved it!
Reviewed on Jan. 06, 2013 by 3southpaws
my crushed pepper mints bled all down my cake as well.Frosting needed to have a thicker consistency and sweeter taste. Next time I will add more confectioner's sugar. The cake itself was very light ,moist and airy.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2012 by bjrwilliams
Taste was great but cake was a disaster! I made the cake the day before a party. It baked up and decorated so beautifully. I put it in a cake carrier to bring to the party and when I got up the next morning the cake had melted, literally. The icing had not melted and run off the cake but the peppermint was melting and pulling the icing down so much it split the cake into 3 almost perfect sections. I was heartbroken but ate some anyway. Finally had to throw it out because it kept melting and running out of the cake keeper onto the cabinet. Icing never melted off the cake. It was the strangest thing I had ever experienced. Any suggestions?
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2012 by Mrbojay1
Can you put sour cream if you are making from a box cake mix?
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2012 by kimmer1u
This was a hit! The cake baked up beautifully. I will definitely make this recipe again and try other flavoring in the frosting.
Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2012 by KJ2
If you do not have sour cream to make it moist, Mayo also works to keep a cake moist and delicious. Works well in cake box recipes also.
Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2012 by tsuop
I've had a recipe for Red Velvet Cake for 40+ years but find it dry. This one w/ the addition of sour cream makes a moist delicious cake Thanks!!
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