The Best Red Velvet Cake Recipe

Red Velvet Cake

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Yield: serves 12
Category: Cake
Method: Baking
Cuisine: Dessert

Description

The Best Red Velvet Cake recipe you’ll ever make! A family favourite!

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 Tablespoon vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups granulated sugar
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 oz. red food coloring

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat 3, 8-inch round pans with nonstick spray. Cut parchment rounds to slot in the bottom of the pans. Place the parchment rounds in the pans and coat again with nonstick spray. Set aside.
In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment add the oil, eggs, buttermilk, vinegar, and vanilla. Mix on medium speed until combined. Add in the sugar and blend until incorporated.
Next add the cocoa powder, salt and baking soda, mixing on medium speed for 30 seconds, or until no lumps remain in the cocoa powder.
Turn mixer to low and add in the flour and red food coloring. Mix until smooth, 30 seconds – 1 minute, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary.
Divide the batter equally into the 3 prepared pans.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool in pan for 10 minutes and then turn the cakes out onto a wire rack to cool fully.
Frost as desired.

Notes

I use my recipe for Heritage Frosting on this cake. Please note, if you use my recipe you’ll need to increase the recipe by 1/2.

You can even use my Buttercream Frosting

Also, if you aren’t using liquid food coloring, the amount that you’re going to need will change. If you use a gel coloring add until the desired shade of red is reached. I use McCormick’s brand coloring in this cake, as this is what my mom used in her recipe.