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Moist Red Velvet Cake
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Moist Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Moist red velvet cake with delicious cream cheese frosting
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings: 10
Course: cake, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Red Velvet Cake
  • 3 Eggs
  • 200 g Sugar 1+ 1/2 cup
  • 350 ml Vegetable Oil 1+ 1/2 cup
  • 240 ml Buttermilk 1 cup
  • 22 g Unsweetened Cocoa Powder 3 tbsp
  • 1 tsp White Vinegar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 300 g All-purpose Flour 2 + 1/2 cups
  • Red Food Colouring
Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 450 g Cream Cheese 1 + 7/8 cups
  • 125 g Icing Sugar 2 cups
  • 200 g Butter 1 stick + 6,5 tbsp
  • 20 g Dry Milk 2,5 tbsp
  • 1 tsp Vanille Extract

Method
 

Red Velvet Cake
  1. Preheat the oven to 175C / 347 F.
  2. Sift and mix the dry ingredients together, all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder and baking powder. Leave them on the side for later.
  3. Add the 1 tsp of white vinegar to the buttermilk, stir and leave for later.
  4. Beat the eggs with the sugar and the vanilla extract till the batter thickens.
  5. Add the vegetable oil and continue beating briefly until it's incorporated.
  6. Add the buttermilk and beat briefly until it's incorporated as well.
  7. Add the dry ingredients in 2 goes and beat slightly until incorporated, then add the red food coloring until happy with the color.
  8. Pour the batter in a baking tin lined with parchment paper. If you devide the batter into 3 parts, bake for 19 to 20 minutes.
    If you bake the whole batter at once, bake for 35 to 40 minutes.

Notes

I used red Wilton food coloring (Amazon Link): https://amzn.to/3cTe37M
Heart-shaped baking tin: https://amzn.to/3aZr9hh
 
You can substitute the dry powdered milk with heavy cream or milk.