red-velvet cake

See also: red velvet cake

English

Noun

red-velvet cake (countable and uncountable, plural red-velvet cakes)

1. Alternative form of red velvet cake.
   • 1961 March 3, “Just Rambling with MILLIE”, in The Banner-Democrat, volume 73, number 40, Lake Providence, La., front page, column 1:

     It seems that some of the Wilson’s relatives were guests in a famous New York hotel where they, too, enjoyed the red-velvet cake and expressed the desire for the recipe.

   • 2017 September 28, M.M. Cloutier, “Costa, Williams Sonoma partner for charity dinner”, in Palm Beach Daily News, volume 121, number 259, page A2, column 6:

     Then a sit-down dinner is set to include three courses, with a choice of two or more selections for each course: warm vichyssoise or crispy egg with chorizo, peas and black garlic; Moroccan lamb stew or duck (with olives and foie gras) or spaghetti puttanesca; and, for dessert, brown-butter cake or baklava or red-velvet cake.

   • 2018 January 7, Krista Torralva, “Deputy’s mom finds comfort in God, family”, in Orlando Sentinel, pages A1 and A8:

     There would be turkey. Ham. Macaroni and cheese. Collard greens. Potato salad. And, of course, red-velvet cake — Norman’s favorite dessert. […] At the party, there was red-velvet cake.

   • 2018 February 2, Janet Patton, “Foodie events on the calendar include many specials for Valentine’s Day”, in Lexington Herald-Leader, volume 36, number 31, page 6C, column 1:

     Martine’s Pastries, 1039 Industry Road, has lots of special sweets, including a box with six mini cakes, French macarons, Valentine’s-themed cookies and red-velvet cakes.

   • 2019 August 16, “Elizabeth Ann Sexton Taylor”, in Asheville Citizen Times, volume 150, number 228, page 8A:

     An excellent baker, she loved baking cakes, pies and candy, especially a red-velvet cake for her brother.

   • 2021, Erik Angner, A Course in Behavioral Economics, third edition, Red Globe Press, →ISBN, page 196:

     Suppose that you are on a diet, but have to decide whether to have a slice of red-velvet cake at a party some random Saturday.

   • 2022 July 15, Kathleen Twombly, “Highland News”, in Hiawatha World, volume 113, number 44, page A8, column 2:

     We all enjoyed pizza before cutting the red-velvet cake.