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Red Velvet Cake
This homemade Red Velvet Cake is soft and moist with an irresistible Cream Cheese Frosting. It’s perfect for Valentine's Day, Birthdays and Christmas.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 3h⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Natasha Kravchuk📖 natashaskitchen
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●oven
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 350°F with racks in the center of the oven. Grease two 9-inch cake pans with butter and dust with flour, tapping out the excess.
2
Stir then sift together 2 1/2 cups flour, 2 Tbsp cocoa powder, 1 tsp baking soda, and 1/2 tsp salt.
baking soda1 tsptsp salt1/2
3
In a bowl with an electric mixer, beat together 1/2 cup softened butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar for a few minutes until sugar is moistened and the mixture looks powdery like snow. Mix in two eggs, adding them one at a time, and beating well to incorporate between each addition. Beat in 2 tsp vanilla extract until blended. With the mixer on, gradually add 3/4 cup oil and mix on medium speed until well incorporated.
large eggs (room temp)2vanilla extract2 tsp
4
Stir 1 tsp vinegar into your 1 cup buttermilk, then mix it into the batter on medium speed until incorporated.
5
Add flour mixture all at once and mix on medium speed just until well blended and no streaks of flour remain, scraping down the bowl as needed.
6
Add 1/2 tsp red gel food coloring (add more to reach the desired color) and mix just until blended, scraping down the bowl as needed.
tsp red gel food coloring1/2
7
Divide batter evenly between prepared 9-inch pans and bake at 350°F for ⏱️ 30 minutes. Let rest in cake pans for ⏱️ 20 minutes then invert onto a wire cooling rack and let cool completely to room temp before assembling with Cream Cheese Frosting.
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