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Red velvet cake descends from mahogany cake — buttermilk, vinegar and a little cocoa — and the Adams Extract recipe that popularized it uses cocoa powder, red food coloring and buttermilk — matching stored cocoa, buttermilk, red color (Kim Severson, New York Times).

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Red velvet cake descends from mahogany cake — buttermilk, vinegar and a little cocoa — and the Adams Extract recipe that popularized it uses cocoa powder, red food coloring and buttermilk — matching stored cocoa, buttermilk, red color (Kim Severson, New York Times).

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Red velvet cake descends from mahogany cake — buttermilk, vinegar and a little cocoa — and the Adams Extract recipe that popularized it uses cocoa powder, red food coloring and buttermilk — matching stored cocoa, buttermilk, red color (Kim Severson, New York Times).

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