Red Velvet Cake

Name: Red Velvet Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 300g plain flour; 300g caster sugar; 2 tbsp cocoa powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp salt; 2 eggs; 240ml buttermilk; 240ml vegetable oil; 1 tsp white vinegar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tbsp red food colouring; 450g cream cheese, softened; 120g butter, softened; 400g icing sugar

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

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

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

Fold wet into dry until smooth.

Divide between two 23cm cake tins.

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

Cool completely.

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

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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