Red Velvet Cake (Classic)

Name: Red Velvet Cake (Classic)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups plain flour; 1 1/2 cups caster sugar; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp cocoa powder; 1 tsp salt; 2 eggs; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 cup vegetable oil; 2 tbsp red food colouring; 1 tsp white wine vinegar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 500g cream cheese, softened; 150g butter, softened; 3 cups icing sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract

A Southern layer cake, baking a vivid red sponge and stacking it high with tangy cream cheese frosting.

Total time

55 min

Prep

25 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

vegetarian

Ingredients

2 1/2 cupsplain flour

1 1/2 cupscaster sugar

1 tspbicarbonate of soda

1 tspbaking powder

1 tspcocoa powder

1 tspsalt

2eggs

1 cupbuttermilk

1 cupvegetable oil

2 tbspred food colouring

1 tspwhite wine vinegar

1 tspvanilla extract

500gcream cheese, softened

150gbutter, softened

3 cupsicing sugar

1 tspvanilla extract

Instructions

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

Sift dry ingredients together. Fold into wet mixture.

Divide between 2 greased and floured 20cm cake tins.

Bake at 180°C for 30 minutes. Cool completely.

Beat cream cheese frosting. Layer and frost cakes.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories

2168

Protein

21.1g

Fat

131.1g

Carbs

232.8g

Fiber

2.3g

Sodium

1440mg

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