Tue 26 Apr 2005
Make My Cake
103 W. 110th Street
New York, NY
Phone: 212.932.0833
Fax: 212.923.3198
Make My Cake
2380 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd
New York, NY
Phone: 212.234.2344
Fax: 212.234.2327
Southern Red Velvet Cake Recipe by Food TV
I wrote a lot about Tiramisu over the past few weeks but out here in New York (at least in Harlem) it’s all about the red velvet cake. What is red velvet cake? For many, Red Velvet cake is a wonderfully sweet and smooth cake with Southern roots. There’s also the urban legend from the 1940s where a patron of the Waldorf Astoria asked the chef for the recipe for Red Velvet Cake. She was given an index card with the recipe for the Red Velvet Cake and a bill for $350. After failing to fight the bill in court, she mailed the recipe to every publication and every friend she had in order to “spoil” the Waldorf Astoria’s secret recipe for the Red Velvet Cake.
In any case I thought I would try it out at one of the fine cake making establishments in Harlem: Make My Cake (they have 2 locations and today I visited the one up on Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). Pretty cool name by the way. Inside at the counter we saw postings on the bulletin board for “Fix my computer” company. Maybe there should be a “Do My Laundry”, “Wash My Car”, or “Walk My Dog” company? ha ha.
In the shop, they sell all sorts of cakes including a great display of cup cakes:
The red velvet cake is sold whole or in slices:
The slices of red velvet cake are individually packaged:
I would have to say that this cake is one to die for - it’s rich, smooth and very moist. The cream cheese frosting is a little overwhelming on the sweet side but the crusty frosting gives a nice crunchy texture.
My next stop is the famous Cake Man Raven down in Brooklyn. I heard he’s got the best Red Velvet Cake.
May 2nd, 2005 at 6:39 pm
you are making my mouth water….
May 2nd, 2005 at 9:37 pm
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April 11th, 2006 at 1:03 pm
I can’t imagine his cake being better than Make my Cake. Anxiously awaiting your review
April 11th, 2006 at 1:04 pm
By the way, I heard the 110th location closed but they will be relocating on the corner of St. Nick and 116th Street.
April 19th, 2006 at 10:40 am
I love Red Velvet Cake. Magnolia and Buttercup Bakery both make Red Velvet cupcakes as well as Red Velvet cake. I’ve heard that same story told in regards to the cookies sold at Neiman Marcus! It seems to be an urban legend.
September 13th, 2006 at 10:57 am
Although Make My Cake has a good red velvet cake, the best is in Brooklyn at CakeMan Raven on Fulton Street. The best sweetpotato cheesecake I’ve ever had came from Make My Cake.
December 3rd, 2006 at 9:11 am
Real Red Velvet cake does not have a cream cheese frosting!!!! You make a paste like you would if you were making a thick white sauce and add it to a vanilla buttercream
February 5th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
you have 1 of the bestest cakes in the world.pls tell me that i can order it off line
March 25th, 2007 at 8:45 am
stopped by yesterday
ordered the red velvet (yummy) and the lemon cake. .
very good. alsot ordered the chocolate frosted chocolate cupcake. . (yuck what happened)all day
noticable difference in freshness - i dont understand. . not sure if i want a hit n miss scenario with the freshness issues. .
enjoy things
June 2nd, 2007 at 4:57 pm
This was posted a long time ago but I must agree saying that Cake Man Raven has the best RVC.
October 31st, 2007 at 11:41 am
Yes both Cakeman Raven and Make my Cake have the best Red Velvet Cakes!!! Cake Man is my favorite of the two. But I ordered a Red Velvet Cake from a small Dessert Catering Company in brooklyn called mySWEETS by Arie & Sarah and it was the best ever!!! It was so good and very inexpensive. I was referred by a friend, mysweetsbyas@gmail.com.
February 20th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
who was that that said that you don’t use cream cheese frosting on a red velvet cake? whomever said that, must be from south dakota or something. no offense. every since i can remember, my great grandmother has been making red velvet cake with a cream cheese frosting and that’s that!
May 19th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Cake Man Raven’s red velvet cake is the best. hands down.Check out his website and see why every celebrity, politician , athlete and average joe schmo order from him. He is now selling in Applebees also. His other cakes and pastries are excellent also.