Perfect Red Velvet Bundt Cake
I have tried many supposedly good Red Velvet recipes as it is my daughters favorite, but every time they are too dry. I have heard this complaint a lot. This recipe, however, yields a dense, moist cake worthy of any professional bakery. I do recommend using a bundt pan. It seems to turn out a more consistent product. A glaze instead of this frosting is also nice, but this frosting is wonderful. Do not use butter or cake flour in the cake. It turns out dry.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutritionfor the cake
- 1 1⁄4cups vegetable oil (not butter)
- 1cup buttermilk
- 2
- 1tablespoon red food coloring
- 1teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1⁄2
- 1 3⁄4cups sugar
- 1teaspoon baking soda
- 3⁄4teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2tablespoons cocoa powder
for the frosting (may want to double)
- 8ounces cream cheese
- 5tablespoons butter
- 2teaspoons vanilla
- 2 1⁄2cups confectioners' sugar
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DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour bundt pan.
- In stand mixer combine oil, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vinegar and vanilla. mix well. In a separate bowl sift together dry ingredients. Gradually add to wet ingredients (slowly at first). Beat until smooth.
- Pour into prepared pan. Bake 50 minutes or untill toothpick comes out clean. Cool on rack for 30 mins, then turn out onto cake plate to finish cooling.
- Combine room temp butter and cream cheese in stand mixer, the add vanilla and mix ti fully combine. Gradually add sugar at low speed to combine, then whisk at high speed for three minutes. Apply to cake in preferred method (I like to drizzle it from a plastic bag with the corner snipped off).
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