I swear everybody in my family has their way of making red velvet cake and to them it is the best.
Best red velvet cake recipe from scratch.
I never really thought too much about it except that it was a special occasion cake.
My mom would always make this velvet red cake cake from scratch on christmas when i was growing up.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat butter and sugar at medium speed until fluffy 3 to 4 minutes stopping to scrape sides of bowl.
In a large bowl sift together the flour sugar baking soda salt and cocoa powder.
Hooooowever i still knew that the perfect red velvet cake was still out there somewhere.
I love red velvet cake but i don t love everyones red velvet cake recipe.
It s different than other red velvet cakes i ve tasted over the years since this one tastes only mildly chocolate and the icing is as light as snow.
She would go to the trouble of making the cake cooking the frosting and carefully frosting it.
Butter and flour 3 8 inch round cake pans.
Some people claim to have the best red velvet cake recipe but i truly think mine is the best of course.
I have been on the search for the best homemade red velvet cake recipe for a while now actually.
Lightly oil and flour three 9 by 1 1 2 inch round cake pans.
This leads some people to think that red velvet cake is simply a white cake dyed red.
The cake was dry.
I baked the first one for christmas in 1963 when i found the recipe in the newspaper and my mother kept the tradition going into the 80s.
Made from scratch and surprisingly easy when a few simple steps are followed watch how to make it in the recipe video this has a soft velvet texture just like what you get from top end fine bakeries and is topped with soft cream cheese frosting uk readers.
Preheat oven to 350 f 180 c.
A moist classic red velvet cake.
Best red velvet cake recipe ever.
Being from the south my recipe options were endless.
I can never get enough.
The distinct flavors of red velvet cake come from the buttermilk vinegar cocoa powder and cream cheese frosting.
In our family no one thinks it s christmas without this red velvet cake recipe.
Icing was creamy and buttery without being too sweet.
Haha this southern red velvet cake is so unbelievably moist.
This red velvet cake is so moist fluffy.
When making this cake substitute shortening for 1 cup of oil and double the cocoa for a perfect cake.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
My 87 year old mother was here and said it was very close to the original red velvet cake recipe.