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Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Buttercream

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4.3 from 6 reviews

Recipe by Rose

  • Prep Time15
  • Cook Time40
  • Total Time55 minutes
  • Yield16 1x

Description

This Red Velvet Cake recipe is cake mix based but doctored up to taste like it came straight out of a bakery! It’s easy, delicious and beautiful.

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 (15.25 oz.) white or yellow cake mix (I use Pillsbury)
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour*
  • 1 cup (8 oz.) sour cream
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • 1/3 cup oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 oz. red food coloring
  • ½ tbsp. almond extract
  • ½ tbsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp. vinegar
  • 2 tbsp. cocoa powder
  • 1 (3.4 oz) box instant vanilla pudding

Find the cream cheese frosting recipe here.

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 325°F.
  2. Spray two 7-inch or 8-inch pans with non-stick spray or use parchment paper (see how to do this perfectly here).
  3. Thoroughly mix all ingredients together (I like to mix it for at least 3 minutes).
  4. Bake at 325° for about 35-45 minutes (for 7″ or 8″ round pans).
  5. Allow to cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then flip out and completely cool on a cooling rack.
  6. Instead of my Aunt Carols Cream Cheese frosting (which is delicious, but not made for decorating), I used my Cream Cheese Buttercream recipe and added 1 Tbsp. of Almond extract to make it more traditional. You can also add nuts to the frosting if you like… something very popular around where I live!

Notes

*If you like, you can also use an extra 3 ounces or 1/2 cup of dry cake mix to match the flavor you used in the cake.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/16th
  • Calories: 223
  • Sugar: 15 g
  • Sodium: 301.3 mg
  • Fat: 9.4 g
  • Carbohydrates: 30.3 g
  • Fiber: 1 g
  • Protein: 4.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 42.7 mg
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