Best Easy Red Velvet Cake Recipes

EASY RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan or two 9-inch round cake pans and lightly flour, or spray with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, beat cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan(s).
• Bake as directed on box. Cool rounds 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely.
• In chilled large bowl, mix cream cheese and milk until smooth. Beat in whipping cream and powered sugar with electric mixer on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until soft peaks form. Frost top of 13x9-inch cake or fill and frost cake layers. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

EASY RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Prepare cake according to package directions, substituting half of the water called for with buttermilk (approximately 1/2 cup). Stir in pudding mix and food coloring.
• Pour into cake pan(s) and bake according to package directions.

EASY RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the contents of cake mix and baking soda. Add the buttermilk, eggs, food coloring and vanilla; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, whisk flour and milk in a small saucepan until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cover and cool to room temperature. , In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Add milk mixture; beat for 10 minutes or until fluffy. Spread frosting between layers and over the top and sides of cake.

MOM'S EASY RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix all ingredients and pour the batter into 2 8 or 9-inch round cake pans.
• Time and bake cakes according to the cake mix directions.
• Let cakes cool and icing layers with the cream cheese frosting then sprinkle the top with the crushed pecans or the walnuts.
• Enjoy!
• Note: If you use a yellow or white cake mix the red color of the cake is more intense, but I use chocolate for the flavor.

EASY GLUTEN FREE RED VELVET CAKE WITH HOMEMADE CREAM CHEESE FROS

Steps:

• Cake:.
• - Pre heat oven to 350 deg (lower to 325 for dark/non stick pans).
• - Spray two 8 inch round pans with baking spray or grease with butter.
• - Combine dry ingredients (cake mix, cocoa powder and pudding mix) in a medium bowl until well blended.
• - In a seperate bowl combine wet ingredients (butter, buttermilk, beaten eggs, vanilla, food coloring) and mix unitl well blended.
• - Now slowly add your wet ingredients to you dry ingredients, mixing and scraping the side of the bowl as you go. Continue until all are well blended and beat for additional 2 minutes.
• Note: Batter will be thick, if you think it is too thick for your mixer to handle you can add more buttermilk to thin it down, but don't add too much.
• - Pour batter evenly split between the two baking pans.
• - Bake according to package directions or until toothpick comes out center clean -- approx 30 minute.
• - Cool.
• Optional Homemade Frosting - Make while the cake is cooking:.
• - Cream butter and cream cheese together until they are light and fluffy.
• - Gradually add the powdered sugar and continue beating until well blended.
• - Add vanilla and heavy cream and beat until fluffy and spreadable.
• Optional: For a thicker frosting you can add more powdered sugar until you get the consistency you are looking for.
• - Place into the refrigerator until you are ready to use.
• Assembly:.
• - Make sure cakes have cooled.
• - Stir the frosting until it is spreadable again.
• - Place first layer of cake on plate.
• - Spread 1/3 of the frosting over this layer.
• - Place the second layer (upside down) on top.
• - Spread the rest of the frosting over the entire cake.
• - Refrigerate until you are ready to serve.

EASY RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix all ingredients in large mixing bowl.
• Beat until well blended-- about 3 minutes.
• Pour batter evenly into two greased and floured 8 or 9 inch round pans.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
• Let cool in pan for 10 minutes.
• Turn from pan and let cool completely.
• Frost with cream cheese icing.

EASY GLUTEN FREE RED WHITE & BLUE VELVET CAKE WITH HOMEMADE

Steps:

• Cake:.
• - Pre heat oven to 350 deg (lower to 325 for dark/non stick pans).
• - Spray two 8 inch round pans with baking spray or grease with butter.
• - Combine dry ingredients (cake mix, cocoa powder and pudding mix) in a medium bowl until well blended.
• - In a seperate bowl combine wet ingredients (butter, buttermilk, beaten eggs, vanilla, food coloring) and mix unitl well blended.
• - Now slowly add your wet ingredients to you dry ingredients, mixing and scraping the side of the bowl as you go. Continue until all are well blended and beat for additional 2 minutes.
• Note: Batter will be thick, if you think it is too thick for your mixer to handle you can add more buttermilk to thin it down, but don't add too much.
• - Pour batter evenly split between the two baking pans.
• - Bake according to package directions or until toothpick comes out center clean. Approx 30 minute.
• - Cool.
• Optional Homemade Frosting - Make while the cake is cooking:.
• - Cream butter and cream cheese together until they are light and fluffy.
• - Gradually add the powdered sugar and continue beating until well blended.
• - Add vanilla and heavy cream and beat until fluffy and spreadable.
• Optional: For a thicker frosting you can add more powdered sugar until you get the consistency you are looking for.
• - Split the frosting 2/3 into one bowl and 1/3 into another.
• - Add blue food coloring into the 1/3 mixture until you get the color you like.
• - Place both bowls of frosting into the refrigerator until you are ready to use.
• Assembly:.
• - Make sure cakes have cooled.
• - Stir the frosting until it is spreadable again.
• - Place first layer of cake on plate.
• - Spread all of the blue frosting over this layer.
• - Place the second layer (upside down) on top.
• - Spread all of the white frosting over the entire cake.
• - Decorate with with a toothpick flag.
• - Refrigerate until you are ready to serve.

EASY RED VELVET CUPCAKES OR CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Line 24 regular-size muffin tins with paper or foil liners.
• In a large bowl beat the cake mix with baking cocoa, eggs, oil, buttermilk and food colouring for about 2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally.
• Spoon the batter evenly between the muffin tins about two-thirds full.
• Bake according to package directions for cupcakes or cake.
• Remove from the pans immediately and cool on wire racks.
• Spread tops with cream cheese frosting.

EASY MOIST RED VELVET BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 and grease and flour a 10 to 12 cup bundt pan. I use the flour no stick spray, it's fast and easy.
• 2. Combine all 6 above items in mixer and mix on low for 30 seconds, than mix on medium for 2 minutes. Being careful not to over mix. This batter will be rather thick, spoon into your baking pan and spread to level out. Place on the center rack in your oven and bake 50 to 60 minutes or until tooth pick comes out clean.
• 3. Let cool in the pan for 20 to 30 minutes then invert it onto your serving dish. You can use a glaze on this but I find it is best just dusted with powdered sugar. You will be sure to get rave reviews when you serve this yummy cake!

EASY RED VELVET CAKE AND FROSTING

Steps:

• MIx ingredients for cake with an electric mixer as directed on the box. Pour into a 13x9 baking pan or 2 - 9 inch layer pans greased and floured. Bake at 350* for 25-35 minutes or until done when checked with a toothpick. Cool cakes completely before frosting.
• To prepare frosting combine the flour and milk, whisking till smooth. Cook over medium heat in a saucepan to form a smooth paste. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside until cold. In a mixer bowl cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the cooled paste in small amounts and whip until incorporated and the frosting is no longer 'grainy' from the sugar. Add vanilla and frost the cake.

EASY RED VELVET CAKE BON BONS

Steps:

• Make Red Velvet cake as per package directions. Let cool. Crumble up cooked cake and put in large bowl. Add cream cheese icing to the cake. Stir together until mixed.
• Roll into 1 inch balls and place on cookie sheet lined with wax paper. Refrigerate for about 10 min.
• Melt your white chocolate, and then roll the balls into melted chocolate. Set aside on wax paper until chocolate hardens. You may garnish with leftover cake, drizzle with brown chocolate, or add your favorite holiday sprinkles.

EASY FABULOUS RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 9x1-1/2-inch round cake pans or two 8x8x2-inch square baking pans or coat with nonstick spray for baking; set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat cake mix, sour cream, water, oil, eggs, and food coloring with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. Scrape down sides of bowl. Beat mixture on medium speed for beat 2 minutes more, scraping down the sides again if needed. Spread batter evenly into prepared pans.
• Bake cakes for 25 to 30 minutes for 9-inch pans or 30 to 35 minutes for square pans or until a toothpick inserted near centers comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans. Cool thoroughly on wire racks.
• In a small saucepan, melt 4 ounces white baking chocolate over low heat, stirring frequently; cool 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a very large mixing bowl, beat butter, cream cheese, and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds or until smooth. Gradually beat in 2 c powdered sugar. Beat in 1 tablespoon milk. Gradually beat in an additional 2 cups powdered sugar. Beat in melted white chocolate until well combined.
• If needed, beat in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, to make frosting spreading consistency.
• Spread frosting between layers and over sides and top of cake. Sprinkle with toasted coconut. Cover and chill cake to store. If you like, garnish with sugared cranberries.

EASY RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan or two 9-inch round cake pans and lightly flour, or spray with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, beat cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan(s).
• Bake as directed on box. Cool rounds 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely.
• In chilled large bowl, mix cream cheese and milk until smooth. Beat in whipping cream and powered sugar with electric mixer on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until soft peaks form. Frost top of 13x9-inch cake or fill and frost cake layers. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

EASY PEASY DELICIOUS RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Prepare cake according to package directions, substituting half of the water called for with buttermilk (approximately 1/2 cup). Stir in pudding mix and food coloring.
• Pour into cake pan(s) and bake according to package directions.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter until creamy. Mix in the vanilla, then gradually stir in the confectioners' sugar. Store in the refrigerator for 10 minutes, then frost evenly onto cake.

EASY RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease two 8-inch round cake pans.
• Place the dry cake mix in a large bowl and add in the amount of water suggested on the box, then add in cocoa powder, vinegar, eggs, food colouring and oil; mix all ingredients thoroughly using an electric mixer until well blended.
• Divide into prepared cake pans.
• Bake for for about 25-30 minutes or until cake tests done.
• Cool slightly then invert onto plates, frost as desired.