CLASSIC RED VELVET CAKE RECIPE RECIPES

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CLASSIC RED VELVET CAKE RECIPE: HOW TO MAKE IT



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This ruby-red cake with it's lovely cream cheese frosting has become my "signature dessert." I can't go to any family function without it. The cake is very moist with a buttery chocolate taste. —Katie Sloan, Charlotte, North Carolina

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Total Time 45 minutes

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 17

1/2 cup shortening
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 bottle (1 ounce) red food coloring
3 teaspoons white vinegar
1 teaspoon butter flavoring
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups cake flour
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
FROSTING:
12 ounces cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup butter, softened
5-2/3 cups confectioners' sugar
4-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the food coloring, vinegar, butter flavoring and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. , Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, combine frosting ingredients; beat until smooth and creamy. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 583 calories, FatContent 24g fat (11g saturated fat), CholesterolContent 77mg cholesterol, SodiumContent 468mg sodium, CarbohydrateContent 87g carbohydrate (61g sugars, FiberContent 1g fiber), ProteinContent 6g protein.

RED VELVET CAKE RECIPE - OLIVEMAGAZINE



Red Velvet Cake Recipe - olivemagazine image

Give your chocolate cake a red tinge in this classic American cake recipe, covered in silky-smooth cheese frosting for extra indulgence

Provided by Janine Ratcliffe

Categories     Afternoon tea

Total Time 1 hours

Yield Serves 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

175g self-raising flour
3 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
150g caster sugar
2 eggs
150ml sunflower oil (or other flavourless oil)
150ml buttermilk
2 tbsp red food colouring
100g butter, softened
250g icing sugar
300g soft cheese

Steps:

  • Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4 and line two 18cm sandwich tins with baking paper. Stir the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Beat the eggs and add to the oil and buttermilk, then stir in the food colouring. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry and then beat them together with an electric whisk until a smooth batter forms.
  • Divide the mixture between the tins and bake for 25-30 minutes or until risen and a skewer poked into the centres of the cakes comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
  • To make the frosting, beat the butter and icing sugar together until smooth, then beat in the soft cheese. Put a layer of frosting between the cake layers and then use the rest to frost the cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 684 calories, FatContent 41.2 grams fat, SaturatedFatContent 16 grams saturated fat, CarbohydrateContent 69.2 grams carbohydrates, SugarContent 51.8 grams sugar, FiberContent 1.8 grams fiber, ProteinContent 8.1 grams protein, SodiumContent 1.1 milligram of sodium

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