Our 5 Favorite Red Velvet Recipes

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Helpful hint: cocoa and red food coloring can be added to anything with a batter.

 

Red velvet desserts really are aesthetically pleasing — combine that appealing color with something that tastes equally as good, say, a cocoa-infused pastry, dessert or other incarnation of baked good and you've got a winning formula for a sweet tooth. Especially if that sweet tooth tends to surface at breakfast. 

Try your hand at our 5 favorite red velvet recipes. There's something for everyone: morning sugar fiend, birthday cake recipient, home Twinkie-baker. Take your pick and enjoy, because there's nothing like a red confection that tastes nothing like artificial cherry. 

• Red Velvet Twinks
• Red Velvet Muffins
• Red Velvet Pancakes
• Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
• ...and if you're more of the lumberjack or hipster persuasion but don't want to miss out on the party: Red Flannel Hash