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It’s almost Valentine’s Day and this easy red velvet cake is my go-to Valentines Day recipe! I’m so excited to be sharing this recipe with you today – Red Velvet Cake is one of my favourite cakes ever to make and this recipe is absolutely stellar!
How do you make homemade red velvet cake?
There’s nothing quite like a slice of cake that’s ultra delicious, ultra moist and tender, with just the right amount of sweet. This recipe for homemade Red Velvet Cake is truly a classic! It’s everybody’s favourite red velvet recipe, but it’s made in ONE BOWL! As a result, it’s really easy for beginners to make. It’s a basic mix of dry ingredients (flour, sugar, cocoa powder, etc.), eggs, buttermilk, oil, and of course, red gel food colouring for that pop of red!
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What makes Red Velvet Cake Red?
It’s a really good idea to use gel or paste food colouring for this recipe instead of the liquid food colouring drops. The paste or gel food colouring is more concentrated so you’ll end up needing less food colouring. This is important because adding too much food colouring can affect the taste and texture of the cake. My favourite red food colouring for this recipe is Wilton’s No Taste Red Food Colouring Gel (affiliate link). It creates a gorgeous red colour that Red Velvet Cake is known for and it has no taste, making it perfect for this homemade Red Velvet Cake recipe.
Looking for more recipes for Valentine’s Day? You’ll love this Classic One Bowl Chocolate Cake recipe, this Easy No Bake Triple Chocolate Cheesecake recipe, or these Best Ever Chocolate Cupcakes from Scratch.
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I hope you love this red velvet recipe as much as we do!
Let me know in the comments below, what’s your favourite Valentine’s Day dessert? I’d love to know!
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- Best Ever Blueberry Ricotta Coffee Cake
- Best Ever Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream
- Best Ever Vanilla Cake with Vanilla Bean Frosting
- Easy Pumpkin Cranberry Cake
- Caramel Apple Streusel Cake
- Easy No Bake White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake
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RECIPE VIDEO
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Easy One Bowl Homemade Red Velvet Cake
This homemadel Red Velvet Cake is perfectly moist and delicious, bright red and chocolatey, and topped with fluffy sweet cream cheese frosting!
Recipe: Ingredients
For the cake:
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups all purpose flour plus 2 tablespoons
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup low fat buttermilk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 3 teaspoons red food colouring paste
- 3/4 cup boiling water
For the frosting:
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 6 ounces full fat cream cheese at room temperature
- 3 cups powdered sugar sifted to remove lumps
- a few drops of vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream or half and half
Recipe: Instructions
For the cake:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and grease a 9-inch by 13-inch rectangular cake pan with butter, lining the bottom with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, combine the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt with a wire whisk.
- Measure the buttermilk and vegetable oil into a large liquid measuring cup.
- Add the eggs, vanilla and vinegar to the milk mixture, along with the red food colouring, and whisk all the wet ingredients together with a fork.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and whisk together just to combine (until no streaks of flour remain and the batter is a smooth, even red colour.
- Slowly add the boiling water, whisking constantly until the batter is smooth and everything is combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for about 30-35 minutes or until the a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
- Let cool on a wire rack in the pan until cooled completely to room temperature.
For the frosting:
- Wash the large bowl and to it add the butter and cream cheese, mixing on medium-high speed with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Slowly add the powdered sugar one cup at a time until a frosting forms.
- Add the vanilla and one tablespoon of the heavy cream.
- Whip on high speed until the frosting is pale in colour (almost white) and is nice and fluffy. Add the other tablespoon of heavy cream if needed to achieve a fluffy texture.
Assembly:
- Once the cake has cooled trim off any high points on the top of the cake to level it slightly. Reserve these scraps for topping the cake.
- Smooth the frosting over the top of the cake with a rubber spatula or an offset spatula until evenly distributed, creating a smooth top.
- Crumble the cake scraps leftover from levelling the top of the cake on top of the frosting, and serve.
Recipe: Notes
Make this cake up to 2 days ahead of time, storing it in the fridge in an airtight container until ready to serve.
Recipe: Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Easy One Bowl Homemade Red Velvet Cake
Amount Per Serving (1 slice)
Calories 540
Calories from Fat 243
% Daily Value*
Fat 27g42%
Saturated Fat 18g113%
Cholesterol 74mg25%
Sodium 363mg16%
Potassium 149mg4%
Carbohydrates 73g24%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 56g62%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 594IU12%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 70mg7%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
Hello can this be made as cupcakes?
It can, but you will have to adjust the baking time. Unfortunately, I have never tried it so I couldn’t tell you exactly for how long to bake them.