The true history of red velvet cake is open for debate, but one thing is for certain, it makes for a delicious cake with a delightful dark red coloring.
It is often served as a layer cake with creamy white icing, but feel free to dress it up how you’d like.
Many recipes include natural beet root to create the red coloring, but the color may not be as intense with food coloring. This recipe uses concentrated Wilton food coloring gel
for a more dramatic red effect.
Wilton food coloring can be purchased at cake decorating stores and other specialty shops. If you just have regular liquid food coloring, try using about 2 tablespoons to get the desired color.
Red Velvet Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons cacao powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Wilton red food coloring gel and a toothpick
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 F.
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Lightly grease and flour an 8” round cake pan.
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In a large bowl, combine the eggs, buttermilk, vegetable oil, vanilla and vinegar.
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In a medium bowl combine the dry ingredients including flour, sugar, baking powder, cacao powder and salt. Stir until well combined.
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Add the mixed dry ingredients into the large bowl with the wet ingredients. Using an electric mixer, beat for about 1 minute. Then, using a toothpick, start adding food coloring to your cake until you reach the desired color. Continue to beat the batter with a mixer for about 1 more minute.
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Pour the batter into your greased and floured cake pan. Bake for about 45-50 minutes. Your cake is done when it you insert a toothpick in the center and it comes out clean.
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For More Red Velvet Cake Recipes and Tips:
- Watch this YouTube Video to find out how to decorate our Red Velvet cake!
- Visit Ginger Lemon Girl for a Gluten Free and Dye Free Red Velvet Cake
- The Wedding Chicks show you how to make cute little Red Velvet Bites
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