Huff doesn't cook much, but she will make a red velvet cake herself.

Ms. Hammad's slice of red velvet cake is packed up.

"This sister wanted a red velvet cake," she said.

But no matter how you slice it - or bake it - red velvet cake is suddenly all the rage.

In fact, red velvet cake has produced almost as many theories and controversies as recipes.

One could say fudge cake is very similar to red velvet cake.

As a result, many foods that used dye (such as red velvet cake) became less popular.

A red velvet cake, tall as the slice is wide, is moist with buttermilk.

Talk about having your red velvet cake and eating it too.

My mom FedExes a red velvet cake she makes from scratch to me every birthday.