Easy Red Velvet Cake Bon Bons Recipes

EASY RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
• Grease and lightly flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Whisk gently to combine
• In a separate large bowl beat together the butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Beat in the oil, followed by the eggs, vanilla extract & red food coloring.
• Beat in the flour mixture into the butter mixture about 1/3 at a time, alternating with about 1/3 of the buttermilk. Turn off the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Beat in the vinegar.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• In a large bowl beat the butter until soft.
• Beat in the cream cheese.
• Add in the vanilla extract and salt.
• Mix in the powdered sugar about 1 cup at a time until the desired sweetness is reached. If the frosting seems too thick or sweet, mix in a little cream 1 tablespoon at a time.
• Frost the cooled cake, and optionally decorate with sprinkles.

EASY RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Prepare cake according to package directions, substituting half of the water called for with buttermilk (approximately 1/2 cup). Stir in pudding mix and food coloring.
• Pour into cake pan(s) and bake according to package directions.

HOLIDAY CAKE BON BONS RECIPE - (4.7/5)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Make and bake cake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool 15 minutes. In large bowl, crumble warm cake; stir in frosting until well blended. Refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until firm enough to shape. Drop mixture by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Shape into balls. (If mixture is too sticky, refrigerate until firm enough to shape.) Freeze 30 minutes. Line another cookie sheet with foil. In 1-quart microwavable bowl, microwave 12 ounce candy coating uncovered on High 1 minute 30 seconds; stir. Continue microwaving and stirring in 15-second intervals until melted and smooth. Remove one-third of the balls from the freezer. Using 2 forks, dip and roll each ball in coating. Place on foil-covered cookie sheet. Decorate as desired. Refrigerate cake balls about 10 minutes or until coating is set. Melt remaining candy coating in 12 ounce batches; dip remaining balls. Serve at room temperature. Store in airtight container. *To make Irish Cream Balls: Make and bake cake as directed on box. Blend 1/4 cup Irish cream liqueur with baked cake crumbs and frosting. Dip in melted chocolate. Sprinkle with white nonpareils. Serve in martini glass with Irish cream on the bottom. *To make Peppermint Red Velvet Balls: Make and bake German chocolate cake mix as directed on box, using 1 cup water, 1/2 cup oil, 3 eggs, 1-oz bottle red food color and 2 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa. Mix 2 tablespoons peppermint schnapps with baked cake crumbs and frosting. Dip into melted chocolate. Sprinkle with crushed peppermint candies.

HOLIDAY CAKE BON BONS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Make and bake cake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool 15 minutes.
• In large bowl, crumble warm cake; stir in frosting until well blended. Refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until firm enough to shape.
• Drop mixture by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Shape into balls. (If mixture is too sticky, refrigerate until firm enough to shape.) Freeze 30 minutes.
• Line another cookie sheet with foil. In 1-quart microwavable bowl, microwave 12 oz candy coating uncovered on High 1 minute 30 seconds; stir. Continue microwaving and stirring in 15-second intervals until melted and smooth. Remove one-third of the balls from the freezer. Using 2 forks, dip and roll each ball in coating. Place on foil-covered cookie sheet. Decorate as desired. Refrigerate cake balls about 10 minutes or until coating is set. Melt remaining candy coating in 12-oz batches; dip remaining balls. Serve at room temperature. Store in airtight container.

EASY RED VELVET CAKE BON BONS

Steps:

• Make Red Velvet cake as per package directions. Let cool. Crumble up cooked cake and put in large bowl. Add cream cheese icing to the cake. Stir together until mixed.
• Roll into 1 inch balls and place on cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Refrigerate for about 10 min.
• Melt your white chocolate, and then roll the balls into melted chocolate. Set aside on wax paper until chocolate hardens. You may garnish with leftover cake, drizzle with brown chocolate, or add your favorite holiday sprinkles.

RED VELVET CAKE

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.

BLUE RIBBON RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of 2 greased 9-in. round pans with parchment; grease parchment. Beat the first 5 ingredients until well blended. In another bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking cocoa and baking soda; gradually beat into oil mixture., Transfer batter to prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove parchment. Cool completely., Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until blended. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Using a long serrated knife, trim tops of cakes; set tops aside. Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate. Spread with 3/4 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake layer, bottom side up. Frost top and sides with remaining frosting., Break cake tops into pieces. Pulse in a food processor until fine crumbs form. Decorate cake with crumbs as desired.

EASY RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan or two 9-inch round cake pans and lightly flour, or spray with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, beat cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan(s).
• Bake as directed on box. Cool rounds 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely.
• In chilled large bowl, mix cream cheese and milk until smooth. Beat in whipping cream and powered sugar with electric mixer on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until soft peaks form. Frost top of 13x9-inch cake or fill and frost cake layers. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.