WF Red Velvet Cake doesn't have a chocolate note, per se, primarily because it isn't supposed to be a chocolate cake. It does however have a very pleasing cocoa note. The cocoa is noticeable, but it's on the lighter side, like the cake IRL.
WF RVC is not as sweet as some of the other cake flavors. It has a very mild tart note but it also has a mild sweetness. I would rate it's sweetness level at about a 4 to 4.5.
It can easily be made into a chocolate cake by adding WF Pudding (Milk Chocolate) [or with the addition of another chocolate flavor].
In fact, I'm dripping some WF RVC 3% + WF PMC 2% now. The pudding milk chocolate made it more of a chocolate cake. The red velvet cake notes are still present. PMC made it more creamy as well. The RVC cocoa note works nicely with the chocolate in PMC. They are rather tasty together.
In real life, a red velvet cake isn't supposed to taste like a chocolate cake.
above quote from:
Despite having the same red-brown color, red velvet is not just chocolate cake. Here's more on the different flavor, ingredients, and texture of the two cakes
www.foodandwine.com
IMO WF did a fine job with their red velvet cake. It does not taste like any of the other cake flavors we have in DIY. WF RVC is a really good cake flavor.
Hope that all makes
sense!!!