Red velvet oreos

This article is about the dessert. For the Android operating system version, see Android 11. Red velvet cake is traditionally a red, red velvet oreos-brown, crimson, or scarlet-colored layer cake, layered with ermine icing.

Common ingredients include buttermilk, butter, cocoa, vinegar, and flour. Beet juice or red food coloring may be used for the color. Velvet cake is thought to have originated in Maryland in the early 20th century. In the 19th century, “velvet” cake, a soft and velvety crumb cake, came to be served as a fancy dessert, in contrast to what had been the more common, coarser-crumbed cake. When foods were rationed in the US during World War II, bakers used boiled beet juices to enhance the color of their cakes. Beet was and is used in some recipes as a filler or to retain moisture.