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“Easy, moist red velvet cake recipe full of
Southern charm with a secret ingredient! Frosted with Cream Cheese frosting!”
Watch me make this Easy, Moist Red
Velvet Cake from start to finish!
There is something so elegant about a red
velvet cake. Maybe it’s the name or that beautiful, bold red color. Or maybe it’s the delicate crumb and light chocolatey flavor with a tad bit of tang from the buttermilk.
Whatever it is, I’m totally present for all
things RED VELVET!!! Red Velvet Pound Cake anyone??
I’ve been getting a lot of requests for red
velvet cake. Being from the south my recipe options were endless. I swear everybody in my family has their way of making red velvet cake and to them, it is the best!!
Hooooowever, I still knew that the perfect
red velvet cake was still out there somewhere.
I have been on the search for the best
homemade red velvet cake recipe for a while now actually. I wanted one that was easy, super moist, melt-in-your-mouth soft with that signature light chocolatey buttermilk red velvet flavor.
I’ve tried a few recipes that were…OK.
Nothing that really blew my heels off though. Until I played around with merging three recipes (God I love chemistry when it cooperates) and out came THE MASTERPIECE!!! Or at least we think so in my house!
What is red velvet cake?
Before we talk about what red velvet cake is,
it’s important to establish what it’s NOT! Red velvet cake is not just a chocolate cake with red food coloring. Traditional red velvet cake started as a buttermilk chocolate cake that is has a signature reddish hue from the cocoa powder. The modern take on classic red velvet cake uses red food coloring to enhance the natural redness of this cake and turn it into bold red color.
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What does red velvet cake
taste like?
Red velvet cake tastes like a light chocolate
cake with vanilla buttermilk notes. It’s a signature flavor that is well-loved in the south. Velvet cakes have a tender crumb and always consist of buttermilk and distilled vinegar. Check out this lemon velvet cake below for a different spin!
This red velvet cake recipe is SUPERB!!!!
And it passes the stick to the back of the fork test like a champ!
Adding a bit of coffee to the batter isn’t
“traditional” for red velvet cakes but it adds another layer of flavor and really hypes up the chocolatey taste to perfection. Not to mention the extra liquid makes this cake do doggone soft so don’t skip it!
Even if you have to run to Mickey D’s or the
gas station to get a cup of coffee! I prefer flavored coffee. When I make this cake for people I always use vanilla biscotti or chocolate-flavored coffee. But plain will do just fine too.
Oh and don’t worry, you can’t taste the
coffee.
Want cupcakes? Check out these red velvet
cupcakes!
How To Make The BEST Red
Velvet Cake
1 Be sure to generously grease your pans
(with shortening) and give them a light dusting of flour. This will ensure that the cake doesn’t stick to the pan.
2 Use plain prepared coffee. Yep just
brew up a cup of coffee. No need to add sugar or cream. I normally use a light or medium roast Alternatively, you can use hot water but…coffee is so much better.
frosting! It’s light, airy, simple, and delicious!
But then I switched to THIS cream
cheese frosting and it’s my new favorite!
I love a tangy frosting so it’s packed with
cream cheese and much thicker in texture. However, if you beat it like crazy it does fluff up quite nicely. If you aren’t a fan of this bold cream cheese-flavored frosting then go with the first recipe.
I hope that you guys enjoy this red velvet
cake as much as I do. Lord knows I didn’t want to make this cake AGAIN this week… but I have to give my readers what they demand…..and now I have all this cake…. that I have to eat all by myself…..*sigh* oh well….life is tough like that sometimes. : )
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Red Velvet Cake Recipe from start to finish!
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Easy, moist red velvet
cake recipe full of Southern charm with a secret ingredient! Frosted with Cream Cheese frosting
cook time: 3 0 M I N S total time: 3 0 M I N S servings: 2 - L AY E R CAKE
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Ingredients SCALE: ½ 1x 2x
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 Tablespoons unsweetened, cocoa powder 2 cups sugar 1 cup vegetable oil or canola 2 eggs 1 cup buttermilk 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1-2 oz. red food coloring, more or less depending on how deep you want the color 1/2 cup plain hot coffee, prepared (don't skip this ingredient) 1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
Real Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
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Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 325 F.
2. Generously grease and flour (2) 9-
inch round cake pans. Set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together
flour, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa powder, and salt. Set aside.
4. In a large bowl, combine the sugar
and vegetable oil.
5. Mix in the eggs, buttermilk, vanilla,
and red food coloring until combined.
6. Stir in the coffee and white vinegar.
7. Combine the wet ingredients with the
dry ingredients a little at a time, mixing after each addition, just until combined. (Batter will be thin)
8. Pour the batter evenly into each pan.
9. Bake in the middle rack for 30-40
minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs clinging to it. Do not overbake as the cake will continue to cook as it cools.
10. Let pans cool on a cooling rack until
the pans are warm to the touch.
11. Slide a knife or offset spatula around
the inside of the pans to loosen the cake from the pan.
12. Gently remove the cakes from the
pan and let them finish cooling. (The warm cake will be very delicate)
13. Frost the cake with cream cheese
frosting when the cakes have cooled completely.
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Notes ~TIPS~ Be sure to not overbake! Check the cake at 30 minutes as some ovens run really hot. The cakes are really moist and delicate. You may need to refrigerate them to firm them up before stacking and frosting. To bake cupcakes, bake for 18-20 minutes, checking at the 18-minute mark.
author: D I VA S C A N C O O K
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