red-velvet cake

plural red-velvet cakes

1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of red velvet cake.

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

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

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   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.

   1961 March 3, “Just Rambling with MILLIE”, in The Banner-Democrat, volume 73, number 40, Lake Providence, La., front page, column 1

   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.

   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

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

   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.

   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

   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.

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