With its vibrant red color, velvety texture, and decadent cream cheese frosting, red velvet cake is a classic dessert that is perfect for any occasion. This article will introduce you to some of the best recipes for red velvet cake ii, a variation of the traditional red velvet cake with an extra layer of deliciousness. We will explore the ingredients needed, the steps involved in the baking process, and the tips and tricks to ensure that your red velvet cake ii turns out perfect every time.
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GRANDMA'S RED VELVET CAKE
It's just not Christmas at our house until this festive cake appears. This is different from other red velvets I've had; the icing is as light as snow. -Kathryn Davison, Charlotte, North Carolina
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 50m
Yield 14 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in food coloring, vinegar and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition., Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool layers 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , For frosting, combine water and cornstarch in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until thickened and opaque, 2-3 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Beat butter and vanilla until light and fluffy. Beat in cornstarch mixture. Gradually add confectioners' sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 595 calories, Fat 34g fat (21g saturated fat), Cholesterol 115mg cholesterol, Sodium 564mg sodium, Carbohydrate 71g carbohydrate (52g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
RED VELVET CAKE RECIPE
Red velvet cake recipe for two people. Made in a 6" round cake pan with two layers.
Provided by Christina Lane
Categories Small Cake Recipes to make 6 Inch cakes
Time 55m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Line two 6" round cake pans with parchment paper on the bottom, and then lightly spray the sides with cooking spray.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a medium bowl, beat together the canola oil, sugar, buttermilk, egg white, red food coloring, vanilla, and vinegar using an electric mixer.
- In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, while mixing.
- Divide the batter between the two cake pans, and bake for 25-35 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean. Let cool completely on a wire rack. When cool, tip the cakes out of the pan, and remove the parchment liner on the bottom.
- Once the cake is cool, make the frosting. Make sure everything is room temperature (except the cream). Beat the cream cheese and butter for about 45 seconds to break it up.
- Begin adding the powdered sugar one cup at a time while beating.
- Add the vanilla extract and heavy cream, and beat again. Add extra heavy cream if needed to form a fluffy, spreadable frosting.
- Place one cake layer on a serving dish. Add a heaping one cup of cream cheese frosting on top, and spread it almost to the edge of the cake.
- Add the other cake layer on top. Add the remaining frosting to the top of the cake, and using an off-set spatula, move the frosting down the sides of the cake. Use a cake scraper or bench scraper to smooth the sides of the cake.
- Serve immediately, or store in the fridge until serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 803 calories, Carbohydrate 86 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 64 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 50 grams fat, Fiber 0 grams fiber, Protein 5 grams protein, SaturatedFat 16 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 360 milligrams sodium, Sugar 81 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 32 grams unsaturated fat
RED VELVET CAKE RECIPE (VRP 090)
Steps:
- Cream shortening, add sugar gradually and cream until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs ones at a time, beating vigorously after each addition.
- Add flavors.
- Make a paste of cocoa and food coloring and blend in.
- Sift dry ingredients together and add alternately with buttermilk.
- Add vinegar with last half of buttermilk.
- Beat only until smooth.
- Bake in 3 greased and floured 8 inch or 9 inch pans for 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees, or until cake tester comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes, remove from pans and cool completely.
- Sift confectioners sugar. Blend well about ½ the sugar with shortening, flavors and salt.
- Alternately add rest of sugar and enough milk to get a smooth spreading icing.
RED VELVET CAKE II
This recipe makes a red cake frosted with cream cheese frosting to stand as a bright spot on your holiday table.
Provided by Rhonda
Categories Desserts Cakes Red Velvet Cake Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8 inch round pans.
- In a large bowl, mix together sugar, oil, and eggs. Add food coloring and vinegar to buttermilk. Add baking soda to flour. Add flour mixture and buttermilk mixtures alternately to the sugar mixture. Mix well. Stir 1 teaspoon vanilla into batter. Pour batter into prepared pans.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until done. Remove from oven, and cool on wire racks.
- Mix together cream cheese, butter or margarine, confectioners' sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in nuts. Frost cooled cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 693.1 calories, Carbohydrate 86.4 g, Cholesterol 72.7 mg, Fat 37.1 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 6.2 g, SaturatedFat 12 g, Sodium 579.1 mg, Sugar 65.6 g
RED VELVET CAKE
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 2h
Yield two 9-inch layer cakes
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat the bottom and sides of two 9-by-2-inch round cake pans with cooking spray and line the bottoms with parchment paper.
- Whisk the cocoa powder and hot water in a small bowl until smooth; let cool. Whisk the flour, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl. Beat the oil, sugar, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vanilla and vinegar in a large bowl. Whisk in the cocoa mixture until smooth, then whisk in the flour mixture. Divide the batter between the pans.
- Bake the cakes until the centers spring back when lightly pressed and a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool 15 minutes in the pans. Loosen the edges with a knife and turn out the cakes onto the rack; remove the parchment and let cool completely.
CLASSIC RED VELVET CAKE
The "red" makes sense, but what about the "velvet" in Red Velvet Cake's iconic name? Food historians say it was a common description during the Victorian era when the term described cakes that had an especially soft and "velvety" crumb. From the color to the crumb, this homemade Red Velvet Cake is a dessert classic. If you prefer cupcakes over cakes, our Classic Red Velvet Cake recipe works perfectly for that - check out our "Expert Tips" section for guidance.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 2h
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms and sides of 3 (8- or 9-inch) round pans with shortening; lightly flour.
- In large bowl, beat all cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat 2 minutes on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pans.
- Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
- In medium saucepan, mix 1/2 cup flour and 1 1/2 cups milk with whisk until smooth. Cook over medium heat until mixture is very thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; cool 10 minutes. In large bowl, beat 1 1/2 cups sugar and the butter with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour mixture by tablespoonfuls; beat on high speed until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Fill and frost cake, using 1 cup frosting between layers. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 800, Carbohydrate 76 g, Cholesterol 100 mg, Fat 10 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 20 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 510 mg, Sugar 52 g, TransFat 1 g
EASY RED VELVET CAKE
I've been making Red Velvet Cake for many years, trying slight changes in the recipe until coming up with one I consider "tried and proven." Conveniently, it starts with a cake mix and turns out beautifully every time. -Priscilla Weaver, Hagerstown, Maryland
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h5m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 429 calories, Fat 22g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 80mg cholesterol, Sodium 536mg sodium, Carbohydrate 56g carbohydrate (48g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
RED VELVET CAKE
Bake a modern classic with this fabulous red velvet cake. This chocolatey sponge is perfect for a celebration, or halve for smaller crowd
Provided by Cassie Best
Categories Afternoon tea, Dessert, Treat
Time 2h5m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Oil and line the base and sides of two 20cm cake tins with baking parchment - if your cake tins are quite shallow, line the sides to a depth of at least 5cm.
- Put half each of the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, bicarb, sugar and salt in a bowl and mix well. If there are any lumps in the sugar, squeeze these through your fingers to break them up.
- Mix half each of the buttermilk, oil, vanilla extract, food colouring and 100ml water in a jug. Add 2 eggs and whisk until smooth. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and whisk until well combined. The cake mixture should be bright red, it will get a little darker as it cooks. If it's not as vivid as you'd like, add a touch more colouring. Pour the cake mixture evenly into the two tins, and bake for 25-30 mins, or until risen and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool in the tins for 10 mins, then turn out onto a wire rack, peel off the baking parchment and leave to cool.
- Repeat steps 1 and 2 with the remaining ingredients, so you have four sponge cakes in total. Can be made up to three days ahead and will stay moist if wrapped in cling film, or you can wrap well and freeze for up to two months.
- To make the icing, put the butter in a large bowl and sieve in half the icing sugar. Roughly mash together with a spatula, then whizz with a hand mixer until smooth. Add the soft cheese and vanilla, sieve in the remaining icing sugar, mash together again, then blend once more with the hand mixer.
- To assemble the cake, stick one of the sponges to a cake stand or board with a little of the soft cheese icing. Use roughly half the icing to stack the remaining cakes on top, spreading a generous amount between each layer. Pile the remaining icing on top of the assembled cake, and use a palette knife to ease it over the edges, covering the entire surface of the cake. Tidy the plate with a piece of kitchen paper. Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 2 days, but bring back to room temperature for an hour or so before eating.This recipe was refreshed in July 2018 based on user feedback. For the original recipe, see our beetroot cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 656 calories, Fat 31 grams fat, SaturatedFat 11 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 86 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 66 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein, Sodium 1.5 milligram of sodium
Tips:
- For the best results, use high-quality ingredients, such as real butter and cocoa powder.
- Make sure all of your ingredients are at room temperature before you start baking.
- Do not overmix the batter, as this can result in a tough cake.
- Bake the cake in a preheated oven to ensure even baking.
- Allow the cake to cool completely before frosting it.
- If you are using a cream cheese frosting, make sure the cream cheese is softened to room temperature before mixing it with the other ingredients.
- For a richer frosting, use heavy cream instead of milk.
- If you are using a chocolate ganache frosting, make sure the chocolate is melted and cooled slightly before adding it to the cream.
- Store leftover cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days, or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Conclusion:
Red velvet cake is a classic dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its rich chocolate flavor, creamy frosting, and striking red color, it is sure to impress your guests. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced baker, these recipes will help you create a delicious red velvet cake that everyone will love. So what are you waiting for? Get baking!
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