Last night we had a debate at the dinner table. Should we, or shouldn’t we, order red velvet cake for dessert?

The four of us – me, Dave, Torey (my sister) and Scott (her husband) discussed several factors:

• Are we still hungry after eating all those fried appetizers and greasy second course? Not really.


• Scott said he would only eat the frosting and wanted to make sure someone would eat the cake part


• Torey really wanted chocolate cake and wasn’t sure if red velvet was a good substitute


• And I wondered if red velvet would stain our teeth – Dave the Dentist wasn’t sure

I remember hearing years ago that a bride shouldn’t order red velvet cake for her wedding cake because it would turn her teeth red (or pink) and that would definitely not be good for pictures.

So if you love red velvet cake and are thinking about having a red velvet wedding cake or red velvet cupcakes, make sure you check your smile and teeth after the tasting and before finalizing your order. A baker friend told me red velvet cake won’t stain your teeth, but I would double check just to be safe.

Have you had any experiences with cake staining your teeth?

And if you’re wondering what we ended up doing for dessert, the answer is…nothing. We decided that a chocolate craving would not be fulfilled with red velvet so we went our separate ways and I had a cup of tea when I got home.