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Old 11-22-2021, 09:18 AM
 
Location: Northern California
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Any time is a good time for cake, even red velvet!
Yes indeed.

It's in the store year-round, so I buy it year-round.
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Old 11-22-2021, 09:24 AM
 
Location: Coastal Georgia
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At our house, it’s chocolate later cake on Christmas, but I think red velvet would be just fine too.
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Old 11-22-2021, 01:13 PM
 
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I don't intend this to be a poll but more of a discussion. Since the 1990s, red velvet cake has been considered a Christmas dessert. However, since the 2010s, many associate it with Valentine's Day. So, I was wondering, do you think red velvet cake should be for Christmas or Valentine's Day?

I personally prefer red velvet for Christmas and strawberry cake for Valentine's, but that is just me. I just think of Christmas as a "red" holiday and Valentine's Day as a "pink" holiday. Both cakes pair well with cream cheese frosting, although for Christmas sometimes I dye the frosting green.
"Should"? LOL. It's whatever someone wants. It's RED. Both holidays have RED decor.
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Old 11-22-2021, 02:20 PM
 
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Just bought my SO a small red velvet cake this morning. It won't last long.

Life is short. Eat the damn cake!
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Old 11-22-2021, 02:31 PM
 
Location: Southwest Washington State
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Red Velvet cake as a Christmas dessert is news to me. It is not something I want to eat.

I like gingerbread for the holidays.
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Old 11-22-2021, 04:30 PM
 
Location: Queen Creek, AZ
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Red Velvet cake as a Christmas dessert is news to me. It is not something I want to eat.

I like gingerbread for the holidays.
But as a Valentine's Day dessert wasn't a thing until the 2010s. As a Christmas dessert dates back until at least the 1990s. Strawberry cake is the traditional Valentine's Day cake and this is historical fact.
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Old 11-22-2021, 04:48 PM
 
Location: Bloomington IN
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But as a Valentine's Day dessert wasn't a thing until the 2010s. As a Christmas dessert dates back until at least the 1990s. Strawberry cake is the traditional Valentine's Day cake and this is historical fact.
Please post a legitimate source for this "historical fact." A fact is not an opinion.
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Old 11-22-2021, 06:21 PM
 
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I don't intend this to be a poll but more of a discussion. Since the 1990s, red velvet cake has been considered a Christmas dessert. However, since the 2010s, many associate it with Valentine's Day. So, I was wondering, do you think red velvet cake should be for Christmas or Valentine's Day?

I personally prefer red velvet for Christmas and strawberry cake for Valentine's, but that is just me. I just think of Christmas as a "red" holiday and Valentine's Day as a "pink" holiday. Both cakes pair well with cream cheese frosting, although for Christmas sometimes I dye the frosting green.
Who is many? And why the 90s?
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Old 11-22-2021, 06:44 PM
 
Location: Dessert
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https://theculturetrip.com/north-ame...d-velvet-cake/
Says Red Velvet Cake has been around for decades, but became popular after it appeared in the 1989 movie, Steel Magnolias.
Article doesn't mention any holidays.
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Old 11-22-2021, 09:34 PM
 
Location: Covington County, Alabama
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I was behaving fairly well until I stopped in here. Now I want one of each. Now. The question is which ice cream is most appropriate with each or either?
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