RED VELVET CAKE RECIPE
One bowl, one spatula, one amazing cake! The cake is soft and tangy and has a personality of its own, which is why it's so popular! It pairs perfectly with cream cheese frosting, ermine frosting, or my personal favorite, white chocolate ganache.
Provided by Elizabeth Marek
Categories Dessert
Time 1h40m
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat your oven to 335°F and prepare three 6" x 2" pans or two 8" x 2" cake pans with cake goop or your preferred pan release. It also works well in all pans from a bundt pan to a cupcake.
- Combine the eggs, vegetable oil, buttermilk, vinegar, butter, vanilla, and red food coloring in a medium bowl and set it aside. I recommend using food coloring gel instead of liquid food coloring. My favorite brands are ChefMaster, and Americolor super red.
- Combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, salt, and baking soda in the bowl of your stand mixer with the paddle attachment. Mix this on low speed for a few seconds to combine.
- Add the liquid ingredients to the dry and mix on medium speed until the batter is fully incorporated and smooth (about 1 minute). Don't forget to scrape the bowl to ensure all the ingredients are evenly mixed.
- Divide the cake batter evenly between the prepared cake pans (I like to use my scale for accuracy).
- Bake the cakes for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the tops bounce back when lightly touched.
- Cool the cakes in the pans for about 10 minutes, then flip them out onto a cooling rack to finish cooling.
- If you are going to layer and frost the same day, pop the cake layers into the freezer for about an hour, no need to wrap them. Otherwise, wrap the layers in plastic wrap and freeze them for up to a week. Pro-Tip: Wrapping the cakes while they're still warm seals in all of the moisture, making them safe to freeze.
- Place the softened butter in the bowl of your stand mixer with the paddle attachment. Mix on low until it is smooth and lump-free.
- Add in the softened cream cheese and combine on low until smooth and completely homogeneous. Scrape the bowl to make sure it is all incorporated.
- Add in the powdered sugar one cup at a time, mixing on low to avoid throwing powdered sugar out of the bowl.
- Add the vanilla extract and salt. A traditional vanilla flavor from vanilla extract goes well with cream cheese, but I love using orange extract or lemon extract for a unique taste.
- If you are not going to use the frosting immediately, cover it and place it in the refrigerator.
- Trim the tops of the cake layers off and save them in a bowl. You will use these to make crumbs to decorate the cake.
- Place the first chilled cake layer on a cake board, add a large scoop of cream cheese frosting, and spread evenly across the cake layer. A chilled cake will be easier to frost with the cream cheese frosting.
- Place the second layer of cake on top and repeat the filling and layering process.
- Frost the exterior of the cake with a crumb coat to lock in those red crumbs. Chill the cake for a few minutes before applying the final coat.
- Apply enough cream cheese frosting to cover the outside of the cake evenly. Cream cheese frosting can make really pretty spatula patterns, but I choose to do a simple smooth finish using a bench scraper.
- Crumble the extra cake trimmings into crumbs and gently press them into the sides of the cake, and then sprinkle on top as well.
- Using your piping tip of choice, pipe dollops of cream cheese frosting on top of the cake.
- This cake will last for about 4 days in the refrigerator, I recommend covering the cake in plastic wrap after cutting so that it doesn't dry out.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 serving, Calories 446 kcal, Carbohydrate 59 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 22 g, SaturatedFat 15 g, Cholesterol 54 mg, Sodium 305 mg, Sugar 45 g
AUNTIE'S RED VELVET CAKE!
What a wonderful cake! And the icing... well, I could just eat that straight out of the bowl!
Provided by Krista Hanna
Categories Chocolate
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- 2. Mix sugar, shortening, salt, and baking soda in power mixer with whisk attachment.
- 3. In seperate bowl measure out flour.
- 4. In another bowl mix together eggs, buttermilk, vanilla and vinegar.
- 5. Alternate pouring the flour and buttermilk mixture into the mixing bowl.
- 6. Mix in the cocoa and the red food coloring. Do not over beat.
- 7. Bake in 2 8" round pans for 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
- 8. Mix all icing ingredients in electric mixer for 15 minutes. *You MUST mix for the full 15 minutes or you WILL be disappointed!
- 9. After the cake is completely cool, layer it up and ice it!
RED VELVET CAKE
Provided by Alton Brown
Time 1h53m
Yield 2 (9-inch) rounds, 10 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Set a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F. Spray 2 (9-inch) round pans with nonstick spray, line the bottom of the pan with a parchment paper round, spray the parchment with nonstick spray, and set aside.
- Whisk the flours, cocoa, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl and set aside. Whisk the buttermilk, food coloring, vinegar, and vanilla together in a small bowl and set aside.
- Combine the brown sugar and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment and cream on medium speed until lightened in color, 2 minutes. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula. Return the mixer to medium speed and slowly add the eggs and beat until they are fully incorporated.
- With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture in 3 installments, alternating with the buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl between each installment. Mix on low speed until smooth, 30 to 45 seconds.
- Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans and bake until the cake springs back when pressed or reaches an internal temperature of 205 degrees F, 30 to 35 minutes.
- Cool in the pans on a rack for 10 minutes, and then remove the cake from the pans and cool completely, about 1 hour, before frosting.
- Combine the cream cheese and butter on medium speed, just until blended, in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the vanilla and salt and beat until combined. With the speed on low, add the powdered sugar in 4 batches, beating until smooth between each addition. Refrigerate for 5 to 10 minutes before using.
AUNT PATTI'S RED VELVET CAKE
Aunt Patti made this on Christmas Eve every year for Uncle Dale's birthday
Provided by Ellen Schenker @schenkere
Categories Cakes
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Beat butter and sugar till very fluffy and add one egg at a time. Add red food coloring and vanilla. In another bowl combine dry ingredients. In another bowl combine buttermilk and vinegar. Lightly blend flour mixture and buttermilk mixture into butter and sugar mixture alternating starting and ending with flour mixture. You can use 2 9" pans or 3 8" pans. Bake in 350 degree oven. To check if done, press your finger in center of cake. It should leave a slight dent. You will think it needs to go a little more but take it out. Keep in pan for 20 minutes. It keeps cooking after it is out of the oven.
- For frosting heat milk and flour on the stove until you have a very thick paste. Cover with a piece of plastic wrap so that you don't get a skin on top. Cool to room temperature. Make sure it is cooled to room temperature before you go any further. Beat butter and margarine with sugar till well combined. Add vanilla and cooled flour and milk mixture and beat on high for a very long time till very fluffy. Frost cake and keep in refrigerator. Take out of refrigerator about 1/2 hour before you want to serve it.
- I usually make the milk and flour mixture for the frosting in the morning because it has to be cool before you can make the frosting.
AUNT MARILYN'S RED VELVET CAKE
I remember going to gatherings at the Ripley's and there would always be Aunt Marilyn's Red Velvet Cake. It always seemed to be the first to go and I'd never get a piece. Now, it's the first thing I put on my plate. I'm glad she shared it with me to put in our Family Reunion Cookbook.
Provided by Carolyn Elliott
Categories Cakes
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and line with wax paper 2-9" cake pans ICING BASE (thickener): Cook over medium heat, 3 T all-purpose flour and 1 cup milk, stirring constantly until thickened. Set aside. As it cools, stir frequently.
- 2. CAKE: Mix together: 1/2 c shortening 1 1/2 c sugar 2 eggs 1 t salt 2 1/4 c cake flour 1 c buttermilk 1 t vanilla extract PASTE: 2 oz red food coloring 2 T cocoa powder Make paste of 2 and add to mixture
- 3. When all ingredients are mixed, add: 1 T white vinegar mixed with 1 t baking soda and fold into cake. DO NOT BEAT. Divide into 2 cake pans and bake 30-35 minutes.
- 4. When cakes are cooled, slice through layers and ice between, making a 4-layer cake. Ice sides and top and press chopped walnuts into sides, only. Keep cake cool.
- 5. ICING: Cream together, 1 lb. butter, 1 cup sugar, and 1 t vanilla extract. Beat thickener into sugar/butter mixture and whip until lite and fluffy.
- 6. Aunt Marilyn's Personal Notes: 1 cake recipe = 32 cupcakes A single icing recipe is sufficient For any red cakes I make, I increase the amount of icing by 1 1/2 times. NOTE: I have found that this icing recipe quantities is sufficient for a 4-layer cake. I don't know if what she wrote was the "increase 1 1/2 times" or the "single" icing recipe. ~Carolyn
RED VELVET CAKE
Steps:
- Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease two 8-inch cake pans and line the bottoms with wax or parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, place the cocoa powder and food coloring. Stir to combine and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, sift together the flour and salt. Set aside.
- In a small cup, place the baking soda and vinegar. Stir to combine and set aside.
- In the work bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large mixing bowl with a handheld mixer, place the shortening, sugar, and eggs. Beat on medium-high speed until well blended, 2 to 3 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl once or twice. Add the cocoa mixture and beat on medium just until combined. Add the flour mixture in 3 parts alternately with the buttermilk in 2 parts, starting and ending with the flour. Add the vanilla and beat on medium speed just until combined. Add the baking soda and vinegar mixture to the bowl. Use a rubber spatula to fold it into the batter, gently scraping down the sides of the bowl to make sure the batter is blended.
- Pour the batter into the pans. Bake until the cake pulls away from the sides of the pan and springs back when lightly pressed in the middle, about 30 minutes.
- Cool the cakes in the pans on a rack for 10 minutes. Run a thin knife around the outside and turn out onto racks. Peel off the paper. Flip them over to completely cool right-side up on the racks. If not assembling right away, cover the layers in plastic wrap and store at room temperature for 1 day.
- When ready to fill and frost the cake, hold a serrated knife horizontally and use a gentle sawing motion to shave the domed top off each layer. Fill and frost the cake with cream cheese frosting, using a crumb coat (see box) if you have time.
- Store in a tightly covered container at room temperature for up to 2 days.
- Cream Cheese Frosting
- In the work bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large mixing bowl with a handheld mixer, beat together the cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add the sugar 1 cup at a time, blending between each addition. Mix in the vanilla, if using, and beat until very smooth, 3 to 5 minutes. Use at once or store in a tightly covered container in the refrigerator for up 3 days. Let stand at room temperature until soft and spreadable before using.
- From Aunt Elsa's Kitchen
- If you have time after all the layers are filled, applying a "crumb coat" to the sides and top of a cake ensures that no crumbs get mixed into the frosting and mar the cake's appearance. To apply a crumb coat, place a small amount of the frosting in a dish and use an offset spatula to spread a thin coat all over the sides and top of the cake. Place in the refrigerator until firm, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove the cake from the refrigerator and frost the sides and top.
AUNT INEZ RED VELVET CAKE
Make and share this Aunt Inez Red Velvet Cake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Ken Nipper
Categories Dessert
Time 1h20m
Yield 1 cake, 8-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Cream the oil and sugar.
- In separate bowl sift the flour, salt, soda, cocoa.
- Add the sifted flour mixture to the creamed oil and sugar then beat with mixer until smooth (about 45 seconds).
- Add the eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, vinegar, and red food coloring and continue to beat with mixer until smooth.
- Pour equal amount of mixture into 3 (9 inch) round cake pans and bake at 350F for 27-35 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Don't over cook.
- Remove from oven a cool to room temperature.
- Make Frosting:.
- With mixer beat butter and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Add vanilla and pecans and continue to beat until mixed and smooth.
- Make layers and frost the cake.
- Make sure cake layers are completely cooled and frost the three layers.
- Store in refrigerator to keep frosting from melting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1529.4, Fat 107.4, SaturatedFat 34.5, Cholesterol 178.2, Sodium 832.7, Carbohydrate 133.3, Fiber 2.1, Sugar 95.5, Protein 13.9
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