Red Velvet Cake
By
Katrina Freed
@Kat19702
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Forget the old pasty flour icing... this one is much easier and tastier too! Perfect for Valentine's Day!
Ingredients
- 2 c
- white sugar
- 2 stick
- unsalted butter, softened
- 3
- eggs
- 2 oz
- red food coloring
- 1/2 c
- water
- 1/2 c
- cocoa powder
- 2 1/2 c
- flour
- 1 tsp
- baking powder
- 1 tsp
- salt
- 1 c
- buttermilk
- 1 tsp
- pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp
- baking soda
- 1 Tbsp
- white vinegar
- 16 oz
- cream cheese, softened
- 2 c
- confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 stick
- unsalted butter, softened
- 4 Tbsp
- white chocolate liqueur
- 1 tsp
- pure vanilla extract
- 1 Tbsp
- heavy cream
- 3 stick
- unsalted butter, softened
- 4 1/2 c
- confectioners' sugar
- 3 Tbsp
- heavy cream
- 4 1/2 Tbsp
- white chocolate liqueur
- 2 tsp
- pure vanilla extract
RED VELVET CAKE
FILLING
FROSTING
How to Make Red Velvet Cake
- 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour three 8 inch cake pans
- 2CAKE BATTER:
Cream sugar and butter together then add eggs one at a time and mix well after each - 3In a small bowl mix water, cocoa, and food coloring together then add to batter and mix well
- 4Gently stir flour, salt, and baking powder together in a separate bowl, then add flour mixture to batter alternating with buttermilk, then stir in vanilla
- 5In a small bowl, whisk together baking soda and vinegar and add to cake batter
- 6Pour batter evenly into three pans and bake at for 20 to 25 minutes then remove from heat and cool completely
- 7FILLING:
Cream together butter and cream cheese, gradually add sugar, stir in vanilla, liqueur and heavy cream then beat till fluffy - 8FROSTING:
Cream butter and vanilla together, add confectioners sugar alternating with liqueur and heavy cream and beat to desired consistency
