Best Red Velvet Cake Recipe With Box Mix

buttermilk

🥗Healthier: low-fat yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + vinegar

Low-fat yogurt provides tanginess with fewer calories.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt offers creaminess with lower fat.

red food coloring

🥗Healthier: beet juice

💰Cheaper: none

Beet juice is a natural alternative for color.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is plant-based and dairy-free.

Preheat the oven and prepare your cake pans.

In a mixing bowl, combine the red velvet cake mix, all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, sour cream, melted unsalted butter, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, vanilla extract, vegetable oil, buttermilk, and eggs.

Mix until well combined and smooth.

Add the Super Red Food Coloring and mix until incorporated.

Pour the batter into prepared cake pans and bake according to package instructions or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Once baked, allow the cakes to cool before trimming and stacking them for decoration.

Cooking Techniques

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