Red Velvet Cake Recipe
The BEST fluffy and moist Red Velvet Cake Recipe with cream cheese frosting - this works as a cake or cupcakes and it's so good.
Servings: 16 servings
Cost: $10
Ingredients
Cake:
- 2 cups (400g) granulated sugar
- 3 cups (372g) all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons (10g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- ¾ cup (177ml) vegetable oil
- 1 ½ cups (355ml) buttermilk
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon red food coloring
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 16 ounces (454g) cream cheese softened
- 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter softened
- 5 cups (600g) powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9x2-inch cake pans or three 8x2-inch cake pans.
- Whisk sugar, flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl.
- Add oil, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla, and vinegar to a large measuring cup or medium sized bowl. Whisk to combine.
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and whisk until smooth. Whisk in red food coloring.
- Divide into pans equally. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 30-35 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.
Frosting:
- Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, cream butter and cream cheese until fluffy.
- Slowly add in powdered sugar and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
- If the cake has rounded tops, cut off the top to make the cake level. Reserve this to add crumbs to the top of the cake, if desired.
- Place cake on cake plate. Fill with frosting. Top with second layer and frost the top and sides with the remaining frosting.
- Decorate top of cake as desired. Store loosely covered in the refrigerator.
Notes
- You can also make 24-28 cupcakes (bake 18-22 minutes).
- I prefer regular food coloring (not gel) for this cake, but either may be used. If using gel food coloring you will not need the full tablespoon.
- Store cake loosely covered at room temp for up to 2 days or chilled for up to 3 days. You can freeze slices, or make ahead and chill/freeze cake layers well wrapped and frosting in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 794kcal | Carbohydrates: 120g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 340mg | Potassium: 120mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 100g | Vitamin A: 832IU | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 1mg
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