Apropos of absolutely nothing...

[briarwood]

What is "red velvet cake"?

For some reason it seems to be a major topic of discussion on LJ and I have no clue what it is. I assume cake means sweet and sponge-like, but I'm betting velvet isn't an actual ingredient.

Confused...

ETA: Answered! Thanks...though I'm weirded out by the answer :-)

Comments

[raine]

It's primarily a Big Deal in the South here in the US, although some of the cupcake places in Seattle (where I live) have it as a seasonal/Valentine's Day item. I suspect if you find it in the UK it would make sense to be around Valentine's Day, since it's a naturally red cake.

[briarwood]

It looks more like a Halloween cake to me!