Red Velvet Cake - Fondant Academy

This moist and luscious cake is the perfect way to celebrate Valentine’s Day. The bright red and white layers have been topped with a creamy chocolate frosting, making this an irresistible treat for any occasion!

The “original red velvet cake recipe” is a classic American dessert. It is made from chocolate and cocoa powder, with a cream cheese frosting.

Tender, moist, and deliciously chocolaty, this silky red velvet cake recipe is a must-try. This traditional red velvet cake is a dish you’ll prepare for years to come, sandwiched together with the dreamiest cream cheese icing!

Cream Cheese Frosted Red Velvet Cake

HAPPY RED VELVET CAKE DAY, EVERYONE! Why are we shouting so loudly? Because we can’t wait for you to bake this soft and luscious red velvet cake with the most delectable cream cheese icing. This red velvet cake is baked from scratch and has a silky texture that melts in your mouth. It’s going to be fantastic. It’s also sandwiched between thick layers of cream cheese frosting, which is always a win in my opinion.

What is red velvet cake, and how do you make it?

Red velvet cake is a “mild” chocolate cake, in my opinion. It isn’t vanilla, but it isn’t chocolate either. That may not seem appetizing, but it’s the most perfectly balanced, silky soft cake you’ll ever taste! Red velvet cake, made with a hearty amount of red food coloring to make things colorful and festive, is a class dessert that belongs alongside vanilla and carrot cake.

Red Velvet Cake Ingredients

Homemade cakes aren’t as easy to make as cookies, but this one doesn’t need any special ingredients. You most likely already have all of them in your pantry!

There’s no need for cake flour in this recipe! A soft and velvety crumb may be made using regular all-purpose flour.
Cocoa powder: A little amount of cocoa powder is all you’ll need to get that ideal touch of chocolate taste.
Baking soda: Baking soda will work well as a leavener in this cake! The buttermilk and vinegar give it a little additional oomph to help it rise to perfection.
Vegetable oil: We generally use a mix of oil and butter to bake our cakes, but when it comes to velvet cakes, oil produces the silkiest texture!
Sugar granules: Sugar granules will properly sweeten your cake!
To ensure that your eggs blend easily into the batter, make sure they are at room temperature. To get that ideal cakey, but fudgy crumb, you’ll need four big eggs.
Vanilla extract is a must-have ingredient. After all, this is a chocolaty vanilla cake, so you’ll need plenty of pure vanilla essence.
Vinegar: I know vinegar isn’t generally seen on a homemade cake ingredient list, but it will give your cake a little additional tang for that ideal southern red velvet cake.
You can always create your own buttermilk if you don’t have any on hand. Here’s a link to our homemade buttermilk recipe.
Red food coloring is required for the creation of red velvet cake. We used gel food coloring, but you may use whatever you have on hand and modify the amounts as needed.

Red Velvet Cake Suggestions

Although making a cake from scratch might be scary, this recipe is simple to follow. If you follow these four simple steps, you’ll have a delicate red velvet cake in no time!

Sift the dry ingredients: I’m not a sifter by nature. I’m not a big fan of it, but it’s a necessity when it comes to handmade cake. It’s critical to evenly spread your leavening agent and ensure that no clumps of flour remain in your dry ingredients if you want a smooth and velvety crumb!
Don’t overbake: A dry cake is the last thing you want. When a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mainly clean and the cakes are just beginning to bounce back, remove them from the oven. Remember that your cakes will continue to bake as they cool, so having them slightly underdone is preferable than having them overdone.
Don’t forget the cream cheese icing: The frosting is equally as important as the cake in a classic red velvet cake. It’s just not right to eat red velvet cake with anything other than dream cream cheese frosting.
Use a crumb coat: Because the red velvet cake is so brightly colored, we suggest applying a crumb coat to keep any annoying red crumbs out of your pristine white cream cheese frosting!

How big would the cakes be if you use this recipe?

Red velvet cake comes in a variety of forms and sizes. As written, the recipe yields:

1 9-inch-by-13-inch sheet cake: Preheat the oven to 350°F and bake the cake for 35 minutes. When a toothpick put into the middle comes out mainly clean and bounces back to the touch, you know it’s done.
2 rounds (8 or 9 inches): If you follow the steps exactly, you’ll get a cake that looks just like the one shown!
3 6 inch rounds: Divide the mixture equally among three 6 inch cake circles and bake for 25 minutes or so!
Cupcakes: 28 To create cupcakes, use a big cookie scoop or a 1/3 cup measurement! Cook for 17 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out largely clean!

We hope you appreciate this recipe for red velvet cake as much as we do!

Sofi is the author of this piece.
15-minute prep time
30 minutes to prepare
1 hour total time
16 servings 1 time
Dessert is a category of food.
Oven method
American cuisine

Sofi is the author of this piece.
15-minute prep time
30 minutes to prepare
1 hour total time
16 servings 1 time
Dessert is a category of food.
Oven method
American cuisine

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Sofi is the author of this piece.
15-minute prep time
30 minutes to prepare
1 hour total time
16 servings 1 time
Dessert is a category of food.
Oven method
American cuisine

Ingredients

for the icing

2 1/2 cups flour (all-purpose)
cocoa powder (2 tblsp.)
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon kosher salt
a half cup of vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups sugar (granulated)
2 1/2 tsp. red food coloring (optional)
4 room temperature eggs
1 tblsp vanilla bean extract
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
1 and a third cup buttermilk

icing made with cream cheese

8 ounces room temperature cream cheese
8 ounces room temperature butter
1 tbsp extract de vanille
a half teaspoon of salt
7 c. sugar (powdered)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F and line the bottoms of two 8 or 9-inch round pans with parchment paper. Grease and butter the sides. Remove from the equation.
Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing basin. Remove from the equation.
Combine the oil and sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat until smooth, approximately 2 minutes. One at a time, beat in the eggs until light and fluffy. Mix in the vanilla essence and food coloring well.
Set aside the buttermilk and vinegar after mixing them together.
In four separate additions, alternate adding the dry ingredients and the buttermilk and vinegar combination, making sure to finish with the flour. Don’t overmix the ingredients.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out largely clean, after dividing the mixture between the prepared pans. Allow for thorough cooling of the cakes.
Cream the butter and cream cheese in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until light and fluffy, approximately 2 minutes. Whip in the vanilla extract, salt, and powdered sugar for another 2 minutes to mix.
Place the first cake on a platter and spread a generous amount of frosting on top. Place the second and third layers on top of the first, icing in between. Finish by sprinkling the leftover icing around the outside of the cake!

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Notes

*Gel food coloring was used.

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The “red velvet cake recipe” is a rich, moist and fluffy cake that has a deep red color. The cake is made with cocoa powder, buttermilk, vanilla extract, and red food coloring.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is a red velvet cake just a chocolate cake?

A: No. A red velvet cake is a baked layer cake made with cocoa powder, sour cream, and buttermilk as the primary ingredients. The chocolate in this recipe provides an underlying flavor for the cakes red color and distinctive moist crumbly texture thats not achieved by using any fruit or other additives.

What makes a cake red velvet?

A: The red in velvet comes from a dye called erythrosine, which is made by heating crushed root vegetables, such as beets or carrots. It stains the proteins inside of flour to produce a deep red color.

What is the Flavour of red velvet cake?

A: red velvet cake is a type of chocolate cake that is colored with the food dye, beet powder.

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