Red Velvet Cake is a soft, lightly chocolate-flavored cake with a signature red color and rich cream cheese frosting.
🎂 Ingredients
Cake
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 1 cup oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp vinegar
- Red food coloring (as needed)
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 225 g cream cheese (softened)
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
🔥 Instructions
1. Make cake batter
- Mix dry ingredients in one bowl.
- In another, whisk eggs, oil, buttermilk, vanilla, vinegar, and red coloring.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients until smooth.
2. Bake
- Pour into greased pans.
- Bake at 175°C (350°F) for 25–30 minutes.
- Cool completely.
3. Frost
- Beat cream cheese, butter, sugar, and vanilla until fluffy.
- Spread between layers and outside cake.
🍽️ Pro Tips
- Don’t overbake or it dries out quickly.
- Buttermilk is key for soft texture.
- Chill before slicing for clean layers.
If you want, I can also make a Red Velvet cupcakes version, no-food-coloring natural version, or Oreo red velvet cheesecake twist 😄
