Red Velvet Bread Recipe
Check out this super simple red velvet bread recipe!
Servings 9 servings
Calories 479kcal
Ingredients
- ½ Cup(s) butter softened
- 1 Cup(s) sugar
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 Cup(s) flour
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ Cup(s) buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon red food coloring
Drizzle Ingredients:
- 2 oz. cream cheese at room temperature
- ¼ Cup(s) softened butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ tablespoon corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 ¼ Cup(s) powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan or line with parchment paper..
- In a large bowl, or the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter, sugar and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs one at at time, scraping down the bowl between additions.
- Add the vanilla and beat to combine.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In another bowl or measuring cup, combine the buttermilk and red food coloring.
- Beat ⅓ of the flour mixture into the butter mixture, followed by half of the buttermilk mixture. Continue by adding another ⅓ of the flour, the remaining buttermilk, then the remaining flour, beating just until combined.
- Pour the the red velvet batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake until a tester comes out clean, 50-60 minutes. Let cool completely before drizzling with cream cheese.
Cream Cheese Drizzle
- For the cream cheese drizzle, mix together all ingredients and adjust the consistency by adding more sugar or more corn syrup.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 479kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 520mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 40g
