Best Best Ever Red Velvet Cake Recipes

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Yield 12 people

Number Of Ingredients 11

2c all purpose flour
1 tsp each baking soda, salt, baking powder
2T unsweetened cocoa powder
2c sugar
1c vegetable oil
2 eggs
1c buttermilk
2 tsp vanilla
1-2 oz red food coloring
1 tsp white vinegar
1/2c prepared plain hot coffee (don't skip this!)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa and baking powders. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine sugar and veg oil. Mix in eggs, buttermilk, vanilla and red food coloring until combined. Stir in coffee and vinegar. Combine wet and dry ingredients a little at a time, mixing after each addition, until just combined. Grease and flour 2-3 round cake pans. Pour batter evenly into each pan. Bake in middle rack for 30-40 mins until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Do not overbake. Let pans cool on rack until warm to touch. Then slide knife around inside of pans to loosen and remove cakes from pans. Let cool. If cakes are really moist and hard to handle, you may refrigerate until firmer before icing. Frost cake with cream cheese icing when cool.

The Best Ever Red Velvet Cake Recipe - (4.5/5) image

Provided by á-174481

Number Of Ingredients 20

For Cream Cheese Icing:
1 cup white flour
1 cup wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup sugar (or sweetener of your choice)
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
3 egg whites
1 cup light buttermilk
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp white distilled vinegar
1/2 cup prepared plain coffee
red gel food coloring, 5-10 drops (varies with brand)
Optional*: mini chocolate chips
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
8 oz package of reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
Optional ingredients are not included nutrition calculations.

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray cake pans with non-stick cooking spray and set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa powder and salt. Use a whisk to mix dry ingredients and set aside. In a large bowl or stand up mixing bowl, combine applesauce and sweetener. Mix in the egg whites, light buttermilk, vanilla, and red gel food coloring to the applesauce and sweetener. Next, add the coffee and vinegar to the wet ingredients and stir to combine. Beat together the wet ingredients and the dry ingredients and make sure to beat on medium speed for 1-2 minutes until all ingredients are mixed well. Pour batter evenly into cake pans. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Do not over bake. For frosting: Beat all ingredients together until creamy and fluffy in a stand up mixer or using a hand mixer. Allow cakes to cool. Using dental floss or a sharp knife, slice cakes in half. Spoon about 2 Tbsp of cream cheese icing on the bottom half and spread evenly. Place top half back on and then cover tops with icing. Sprinkle cakes with (optional) mini chocolate chips.