- prep: 30 min
- cook: 30 min
- total: 1 hr
Summary
The ultimate red velvet cake! It's a decadent, flavorful, gorgeously red and tender cake topped with a sweet, rich cream cheese frosting. It's perfectly melt-in-your-mouth fluffy and amazingly moist. A dessert that's sure to impress!
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups (354g) all-purpose flour ((scoop and level to measure))
- 3 Tbsp (19g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 cups (400g) granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup (170g) unsalted butter, (softened)
- 1/3 cup (80ml) vegetable or canola oil
- 3 large eggs
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 oz liquid red food coloring
- 1 1/3 cups (315ml) buttermilk
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tsp vinegar
- 16 oz cream cheese, (nearly at room temperature)
- 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter, (nearly at room temperature)
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 6 cups (720g) powdered sugar
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 16
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 683 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 32 g 48.92%
- Saturated Fat: 17 g 82.88%
- Trans Fat: 1 g %
- Cholesterol: 76 mg 25.27%
- Sodium: 359 mg 14.95%
- Calcium: 60 mg 5.97%
- Potassium: 100 mg 2.87%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 1 mg 5.43%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 99 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g 2.38%
- Sugar: 78 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 2 g
- Vitamin A 17.07%
- Vitamin C 0.34%
- Vitamin D 0.05%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat6
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs5
- Exchange - Starch1
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total1 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq