How to Make: Red Velvet Cake pt 1

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.

Grease and flour a 10-inch cake pan using fresh cooking oil and flour.

Gather ingredients: sugar, buttermilk, vinegar, cake flour, butter, baking soda, cocoa powder, red food coloring, vanilla extract, salt, and eggs.

In a mixer, cream together 1/2 cup of butter and sugar until fluffy.

In a separate bowl, mix together 2 1/2 cups of cake flour, 3 1/2 tablespoons of cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, and 1 teaspoon of salt.

Add eggs to the butter and sugar mixture one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

Alternate adding the dry ingredients and 1 cup of buttermilk to the mixer, starting and ending with the dry ingredients.

Add 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract and 2 oz of red food coloring to the mixture.

Add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to the mixture and blend until well combined.

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