Moist Red Velvet Cake
The BEST Red Velvet Cake recipe ever!
Ultra moist, buttery, tender and soft cake with the most perfect red velvet flavor.
Topped with easy cream cheese frosting.
This cake is perfect for Valentine’s Day or for any red velvet lover in your life!
Sadie F
PREP TIME
30 mins
COOK TIME
30 mins
TOTAL TIME
1 hr
SERVINGS
10
INGREDIENTS
• ½ cup butter
• 1½ cups sugar
• ¼ cup oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• 2½ tbsp red food coloring
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 tbsp white vinegar
• 2½ cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• Cream Cheese Frosting
• 400 grams cream cheese room temperature
• ½ cup butter room temperature
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 4 cups icing sugar
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
INSTRUCTIONS
Heat oven to 180°C (350ºF).
Grease two 8-inch cake pans.
Cream together butter and sugar.
Add eggs one at a time and combine well.
Mix together oil, food coloring, cocoa powder and vanilla.
Stir this mixture into the sugar mixture and add the vinegar.
Sift together flour, baking soda and salt.
Add half dry ingredients, then half buttermilk to the wet ingredients.
Repeat until all ingredients are mixed through.
Divide into two pans and bake for 30 minutes.
Allow to cool completely.
Beat together cream cheese, butter, vanilla and lemon juice.
Mix in icing sugar.
Spread mix over the lower half of the cake.
Add the second layer on top and decorate with the cream cheese frosting.
Enjoy.