Best Red Velvet Cake Recipe | I Heart Recipes

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.

Add all-purpose flour to a bowl.

Sprinkle in baking soda.

Sprinkle in table salt.

Add unsweetened baking cocoa.

Whisk the ingredients together.

Add eggs to a separate bowl.

Beat the eggs until smooth.

Pour in sugar.

Pour in vegetable oil.

Pour in buttermilk.

Mix until creamy.

Add vanilla extract.

Mix until well combined.

Slowly combine the wet and dry ingredients.

Add white vinegar.

Add red food coloring.

Fold the coloring in.

Spray the cake pans with baking spray.

Pour the batter into the cake pans.

Shake and tap the cake pans to release air bubbles.

Let sit for five minutes.

Bake for 25-30 minutes.

Remove from the pans and let cool.

Frost the first cake with cream cheese frosting.

Add the second cake and frost.

Decorate with rose swirls.

Slice and serve.

Cooking Techniques

Spice Level:

Allergens