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Red Velvet Cake

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Red Velvet Cake

The iconic Southern red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting — dramatic, delicious and deeply chocolatey.

Total time
65 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
35 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
American
vegetarian

Ingredients

300gplain flour
300gcaster sugar
2 tbspcocoa powder
1 tspbaking soda
1 tspsalt
2eggs
240mlbuttermilk
240mlvegetable oil
1 tspwhite vinegar
1 tspvanilla extract
2 tbspred food colouring
450gcream cheese, softened
120gbutter, softened
400gicing sugar

Instructions

1

Mix flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt.

2

Whisk eggs, buttermilk, oil, vinegar, vanilla and food colouring.

3

Fold wet into dry until smooth.

4

Divide between two 23cm cake tins.

5

Bake at 175C for 30 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.

6

Cool completely.

7

Beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy, add icing sugar and beat until smooth.

8

Sandwich layers with frosting and cover the outside completely.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
2112
Protein
20.6g
Fat
121.9g
Carbs
241.9g
Fiber
3.4g
Sodium
1283mg

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