re: Y’all gonna try this Juneteenth ice cream?

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Red velvet cake is a traditionally crimson-colored chocolate layer cake with cream cheese icing. It’s usually made with a combination of buttermilk, butter, cocoa, vinegar, and flour.

Thought to have originated sometime in the Victorian Era, red velvet cake was initially a high-brow dessert reserved for the elite or for special occasions.

Modern recipes often rely on food coloring to enhance the cake’s signature red hue (Beets were used during the Great Depression), but many experts believe the color comes from a chemical reaction: Natural cocoa powder contains anthocyanin, a compound found in fruits that creates dark-colored pigments.

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