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How to make red velvet cake?
This rich and moist chocolate cake is dyed red. You will not forget the cream cheese frosting topping anytime soon.
My thoughts:
Serve this beautiful cake at your pretty in the pink baby shower. It’s not exactly pink, but we don’t think the guests will mind!
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
- Line bottoms of pans with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and cocoa.
- Set aside.
- Beat softened butter for 1-2 minutes.
- Add sugar and continue beating for 2 minutes.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after you add each of them.
- Add vanilla.
- In a small bowl, whisk buttermilk and red food coloring together.
- With an electric mixer, gradually add the food coloring mixture and flour mixture to the butter mixture.
- In a small bowl, combine vinegar and baking soda.
- Immediately add this mixture to the cake batter.
- Pour batter evenly into the two cake pans.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, depending on your oven.
- When cakes have cooled, place covered in the freezer for at least 2 hours.
- Proceed with frosting.
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