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6. Red Velvet.

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 12:32 PM

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I almost never eat it because all that red dye scares me…but my husband always buys two red velvet cupcakes for us from our local beloved Bernice’s Bakery for Valentine’s Day. Best. Cupcake. Ever. 🧁

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What is your favorite type of cake? Mine is German Chocolate. What's yours? [View all] debm55 Monday OP

Waldorf Astoria nt DURHAM D Monday #1

Thank you Durham D for sharing. debm55 Monday #2

Gotta be moist carrot cake calguy Monday #3

Oh yes, wonderful cake. Thank you very much for sharing with us, calguy. debm55 Monday #4

one of my favorite cakes to bake. yellowdogintexas 10 hrs ago #99

White cake with white frosting sprinkled all over with shredded coconut.🥥 Polly Hennessey Monday #5

I love that type of cake. I always get one for Easter. Thank you so much. Polly Hennessey debm55 Monday #8

Red Velvet. MontanaMama Monday #6

Red Dye ProfessorGAC Monday #9

I didn't know beet juice the original dye in red velvet! MontanaMama Tuesday #69

I Doubt One Tastes It ProfessorGAC Tuesday #72

Traditional red velvet is made with Dutch cocoa powder. MontanaMama Tuesday #73

Hmmm! Not Making Sense To Me ProfessorGAC Tuesday #74

I have never seen the original recipe; all the ones I have seen use red food coloring yellowdogintexas 10 hrs ago #100

Agreed ProfessorGAC 5 hrs ago #106

Thank you very much. That is so sweet that your husband buys you both a Red Velvet cupcake. TY MontanaMama. debm55 Monday #10

Loved That When I Was A Kid ProfessorGAC Monday #7

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Professor GAC. debm55 Monday #11

A local fruit stand Traildogbob Monday #12

Thank you very much, Traildogbob. Enjoy your apple cakes and German Chocolate cake. debm55 Monday #15

Cold Stone Creamery Ice Cream Cake OC375 Monday #13

Than sounds delicious. Thank you for sharing.OC375 and enjoy. debm55 Monday #16

I'm not much of a cake eater but I do occasionally like a slice of lemon cake so LoisB Monday #14

Thank you very much for sharing with us, LoisB. That sounds wonderful. debm55 Monday #17

Cheesecake! lucca18 Monday #18

Thank you very much. I had 4, German Chocolate, Cheesecake, carrot cake and tiramisu debm55 Monday #22

Any cake that is set on a plate in front of me. Diamond_Dog Monday #19

HAHAHAHHAHAhA. Thank you very much, Diamond_Dog. debm55 Monday #23

We live wa-a-a-a--ay too close to a Nothing Bundt Cakes franchise (about 0.7 miles)... 3catwoman3 Monday #20

HAHAHHAHHAAHA. that is funny. 3catwoman3 .Enjoy them both. debm55 Monday #24

Ginger Cake!! justaprogressive Monday #21

Oh my, My mouth is watering. Thank you, justaprogressive for the picture and recipe. debm55 Monday #25

Tres Leches CanonRay Monday #26

I had leches , when I taught school. It was delicious.Thank you for sharing with us, CanonRay. debm55 Monday #34

Lemon gopiscrap Monday #27

Oh yes. Lemon is a favorite of mine in the summer. Thank you for sharing with us. gopiscrap. debm55 Monday #35

Rum cake. TexasTowelie Monday #28

Love it. We went down to the Bahamas a few years back and we had some and brought some back. You are so right, debm55 Monday #36

Straight up chocolate for me relayerbob Monday #29

That sounds wonderful, relayerbob. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Monday #37

I forgot to mention.... relayerbob Monday #40

Banana bread with vanilla frosting ExtraGriz Monday #30

Sure, it will count, ExtraGriz. It sounds great. Thanks for sharing. debm55 Monday #38

Coconut Cake!!!! FloridaDAR Monday #31

Thank you very much for sharing with us, FloridaDAR. It sounds great. Love watching Food Network. debm55 Monday #39

I love German Chocolate, too! Alliepoo Monday #32

Oh yes, I haven't had Pineapple upside down cake in a long time. Now I want some. Thank you for sharing Alliepoo. debm55 Monday #41

It is easy to make. Old Crank Tuesday #61

Yes, it is. The pear sounds wonderful. Thank you Old Crank. debm55 Tuesday #62

My mom's recipe for Banana Cake nuxvomica Monday #33

HAHHAHHHAHHA. I love it. Thank you nuxvomica. It sounds wonderful and fit for the confessional debm55 Monday #42

When I was a child Old Crank Tuesday #63

Thank you very much, Old Crank. debm55 Tuesday #65

Wedding cake Turbineguy Monday #43

Thank you very much , Turbineguy. I know how you feel about the wedding cake. debm55 Tuesday #60

California cheesecake Bluestocking Monday #44

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Bluestocking. It sounds good. debm55 Tuesday #49

Carrot cake sorcrow Monday #45

Thank you sorcrow. for sharing with us. The beet sounds like it adds a tinge to the carrot cake. debm55 Tuesday #50

German Chocolate also ArnoldLayne Monday #46

Thank you ArnoldLayne, for sharing. debm55 Tuesday #51

Swedish Nut Cake Emile Monday #47

Oh that looks so good. Thank you Emile for sharing and enjoy. debm55 Tuesday #52

Angel Food cake with strawberries and whipped cream. retread Tuesday #48

Yummy. I really enjoy that cake. Thank you, retread for sharing and enjoy. debm55 Tuesday #53

Lemon Jello Poke Cake with Whipped cream icing Endlessmike56 Tuesday #54

Yum sounds great. Thank you for sharing Endlessmike56 Enjoy. debm55 Tuesday #58

Queen of Sheba perfessor Tuesday #55

Thank you very much, perfessor. debm55 Tuesday #57

My mom makes me a from scratch German Chocolate cake for my birthday every year. Tbear Tuesday #56

Thank you very much for sharing with us. Tbear. debm55 Tuesday #59

Just made a pumpkin cheese cake Old Crank Tuesday #64

Wonderful. Thank you very much, Old Crank. Enjoy. debm55 Tuesday #66

German Chocolate. nt CozyMystery Tuesday #67

Yes!!!! Enjoy. CozyMystery. debm55 Tuesday #68

About half a century ago..... Old Crank Tuesday #70

I agree, Old Crank. debm55 Tuesday #71

the name came from the brand name of the chocolate: German's Sweet Chocolate yellowdogintexas 10 hrs ago #101

I found that out Old Crank 9 hrs ago #105

Chocolate cake with fudge icing from Publix TommieMommy Tuesday #75

Thank you for selections. TommieMommy and enjoy. debm55 Tuesday #76

Devil's food with cream cheese frosting & raspberry jam SheltieLover Tuesday #77

Wow, That sounds delicious. Thank you SheltieLover for sharing with us. debm55 Tuesday #78

It is sooooo good! SheltieLover Tuesday #80

Woolworth's no bake cheesecake SheltieLover Tuesday #79

I remember that no bake cheesecake. debm55 Tuesday #81

Remember Pudding Cake? C_U_L8R Tuesday #82

I don't remember Pudding Cake. But i really like Boston Cream Pie. I agree YUM. debm55 Tuesday #83

It was a Betty Crocker thing, apparently C_U_L8R Tuesday #84

Thank you debm55 Wednesday #89

I have a recipe for the lemon pudding cake; it is a family favorite yellowdogintexas 10 hrs ago #102

Do share, if it's not a family secret. C_U_L8R 10 hrs ago #103

Does ice cream cake count? sakabatou Tuesday #85

Yes, and it is very good. Thank you sakabatou. debm55 Wednesday #86

For years I would have said some_of_us_are_sane Wednesday #87

Thank you very much for sharing with us, some_of_us_are_sane. Enjoy. debm55 Wednesday #88

Black Forest chocolate with cherries in it. Put whipped cream on top. Delicious. CTyankee Wednesday #90

That sound wonderful. Thank you for sharing with us, CTyankee. debm55 Wednesday #91

dark chocolate ganache layer cake... electric_blue68 Wednesday #92

That sounds wonderful . Thank you for sharing. electric_blue68. Enjoy. debm55 Thursday #93

Should I be lucky enough to try one I'll report back! electric_blue68 Thursday #94

Toss up between 2 kinds of cake wnylib Friday #95

Thank you very much, whylib, for sharing your delicous selections. debm55 Friday #96

Italian Creme Cake TexasBushwhacker 23 hrs ago #97

Yes, Thank you for sharing with us, TexasBushwhacker. debm55 15 hrs ago #98

I bake a lot of cakes, mostly for various charity auctions yellowdogintexas 10 hrs ago #104

Thank you very much yellowdogintexas. Your selections are wonderful. debm55 2 hrs ago #107