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Best Red Velvet Cake (Soft Moist Layer Cake)
The best, easy, soft and moist red velvet cake recipe, homemade from scratch with simple ingredients. This layer cake is paired with cream cheese frosting. Perfect balance of chocolate and vanilla flavors. Great for birthday parties and weddings.
👥 9 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 40 min👤 Abeer Rizvi📖 cakewhiz
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- pan
- knife
- spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
1
In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Butter (Unsalted, Room temperature)1 cup
2
Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
Eggs (Large, Room temperature)4
3
Add sour cream, milk, vanilla extract, food coloring and mix until smooth.
Sour cream (Full fat)1 cupVanilla extract1 tbsp
4
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Baking soda1 tsp
5
Dump this dry mixture into the wet mixture and mix until just combined.
6
Pour this batter into two greased and floured round cake pans (Dimensions: 9x2).
7
Bake at 350 degrees F for ⏱️ 40 minutes or until an inserted toothpick in the center comes out clean.
8
Allow the cakes to cool completely.
9
While the cakes are baking and then cooling , prepare the cream cheese frosting.
Cream cheese frosting3 cups
10
To assemble, trim the domes of the cakes (if any) with a sharp knife. Also trim the sides slightly.
11
Place one cake on a serving dish.
12
Spread frosting evenly on top with a spatula.
13
Place second cake on top of the icing.
14
Spread frosting evenly on top with a spatula.
15
Crumble the cake trimmings and sprinkle them on top of the cake for decoration. Enjoy.
Nutrition Facts
calories
1051 kcal
fat Content
48 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
3 g
sugar Content
118 g
sodium Content
673 mg
protein Content
8 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
144 mg
carbohydrate Content
152 g
saturated Fat Content
22 g
unsaturated Fat Content
20 g
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