I’m sharing step-by-step instructions on how to make a classic red velvet cake! It is perfectly soft and moist and so easy to make. The cake batter can be made in 5 - 10 minutes! Enjoy it on any occasion, such as Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Holidays, or just for you & your family as a special treat❤️ Print the Recipe: https://pastryliving.com/red-velvet-cake/ 📌 Ingredients To Make Red Velvet Cake (for 1 8-inch cake or 24 cupcakes) Cake Batter • All-purpose flour: 280 g (2 1/4 US cups) • Baking soda: 1 tsp • Baking powder: 1 tsp • Salt: 1 tsp • Cocoa powder: 13 g (2 Tbsp) • Granulated sugar: 350 g (1 3/4 US cups) • Egg: 100 g (2 eggs) • Oil: 172 g (3/4 US cup) • Milk: 120 g (1/2 US cup) • White vinegar: 30 g (2 Tbsp) • Vanilla extract: 10g (2 tsp) • Gel paste red food coloring: 2 tsp * Adjust the amount as you like. • Milk (hot): 240 g (1 US cup) • Unsalted butter (melted): 56 g (1/2 US stick) - 2 8-inch pans: Bake (Preheated) at 330ºF (165ºC) for 35 - 40 minutes until the top bounces back gently and a toothpick comes off clean with a few crumbs when inserting it into the middle. - 12 Cupcakes (half batch): Bake (Preheated) at 330ºF (165ºC) for 15 - 20 minutes * Adjust the baking time and temperature accordingly. * Try not to open the oven door frequently while baking them. Cream Cheese Frosting • Butter: 225 g | 8 oz (2 US sticks) *Use 450 g (4 US sticks) of butter if you want a little bit stiffer frosting. I only used 2 sticks today. • Powdered sugar: 500 g (4 US cups) • Salt: 1/4 tsp • Cream cheese: 450 g | 16 oz (2 US blocks) • Vanilla extract: 1 - 2 tsp (Optional. I did not add it today.) Watch this video for a more detailed tutorial on cream cheese frosting: https://youtu.be/cO0aJP3_QIw ** For best results, measure ingredients with a scale. All recipes are designed with weighed ingredients using grams/ounces. Cup measurements are provided for your convenience. ** 📌 More Classic Cake Recipes New York Cheesecake https://youtu.be/kyLeFE74V7I Classic Chocolate Cake https://youtu.be/dTXYiCLmoiM Strawberry Cream Cake https://youtu.be/Xorz-gkzpic 📌 The tools/ingredients I used/mentioned today: The following contains affiliate links. By purchasing through them, I earn a teeny tiny commission at no cost to you. Please know I only recommend products I actually used and loved! Thank you for supporting Pastry Living. AmeriColor red food color https://amzn.to/3UJhfs0 Cupcake pan https://amzn.to/4famRUp 📌If you liked this video, please subscribe & share it with your baking friends! Subscribe!: https://www.youtube.com/@PastryLivingwithAya/ Share the video: https://youtu.be/KvlAjbfv20M if you liked this video, share it with your friends to help them ...and also to support my small channel ;) 🎂 My blog: http://www.pastryliving.com 📸 Instagram: @ayacaliva MUSIC: epidemicsound.com #redvelvetcake
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Dear Aya, you will not believe this, but I have already baked cupcakes by this recipe. My friend wanted me to bake two batches - one chocolate and one of my choice. I finished chocolate and saw your video and decided to try. They look and smell great, It is a pity that I will not try them :). Thanks for your work. As you see, I trust your recipies :).
Finally Red velvet cake!!! And all my baking tools and furnitures are back! Woo-hooo!🎉
140 g All-purpose flour ▢ 0.5 teaspoon Baking soda ▢ 0.5 teaspoon Baking powder ▢ 0.5 teaspoon Salt ▢ 6.5 g Cocoa powder ▢ 175 g Granulated sugar ▢ 50 g Egg ▢ 86 g Oil ▢ 60 g Whole milk ▢ 15 g White vinegar ▢ 5 g Vanilla extract ▢ 1 teaspoons Gel paste red food coloring Adjust the amount as you like. ▢ 120 g Whole milk (hot) ▢ 28 g Unsalted butter (melted)
I’m on a mission to find a good red velvet recipe! So far I’ve made 4 different versions. This recipe is in the lead. Will update if I find a better one
I made this for a birthday party this week and everyone LOVED it. It's the best and simplest red velvet recipe I've ever used. That hot milk and butter method really does the trick. Thanks for giving me a new staple in my recipe rotation. Looking forward to trying to make this gluten free and also experimenting with natural coloring options!
Oh my! Let me tell you, I’ve tried a few red velvet recipes in the past and nothing seemed to impress me but your recipe delivers! I’m so happy that I stumbled upon your recipe before my first bake sale and I was really glad I was able to add this cake to my menu! And my husband is not into cakes but when he tried this, I was surprised he was the one who finished it! It’s tender, moist, love the texture! Thank you for sharing your wonderful recipes! 🥰❤
I just made this recipe, and it's my best seller at the moment. I never liked red velvet cake until this recipe❤❤❤it's an absolute win. I enjoyed the baking process🎉🎉❤❤❤❤
Excellent recipe. It seems that you are a professional pastry chef with academic knowledge and the ability to present and convey pastry knowledge in simple words and without the clichés of a spoon or a cup.
I have tried several Red Velvet recipes, including the Preppy, but this recipe, without a doubt, has been the best! Thanks for sharing this recipe. It's so soft, so wet it doesn't need No syrup to download this cake. Definitely the best. Thanks for sharing your recipe, it's a real gem
Oh my word, I have been looking for a red velvet cake recipe and this is it. It tastes better than any other recipe I have tried and is sooooooooooooo moist. Thank you so much for sharing ❤
Hi, am from Kenya and i tried this and it was a total success but i had difficulty with the frosting because i dont have a mixer, it was the first time baking it 🤩
Red velvet is my favorite cake. I'm from georgia,and I have been making this since I was a little girl in the 70s. I still enjoy making them at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Yours looks beautiful and I bet it is delicious Tim yum👩🍳😘🎂
I will definitely bake this, one thing that really appeals to me is that the butter is melted together with the milk! I don't do well with creaming method, but this oil based plus melted butter method, I just loveeee 😍 Made your banana & chocolate banana cake and it's a staple in my house, killer recipe! Thank you for all your hard work even with a baby on the way! 🎉😍 Please don't stop making rich sinful cakes!
The fastest, and less confusing recipe. Best till date.. ❤
I made this n it came out so well , this my first time baking cake of any kind.thank you
i have tried a ton of red velvet cake recipes, but this so far is the best!!! Thank you Aya!!!
You have the best recipes!!! I fell in love with your chocolate banana cake and bought a madeleine pan just to try your trio of madeleine cookies. I’m looking forward to this cake!
This cake was devoured by my friends. I witnessed 1 slice being eaten in under a minute. Crazy delicious, I did use a sweetened condensed milk frosting tho and I only recommend to do that if you like sweet things
I will keep using my family’s 50+ year old Red Velvet cake recipe. My son is 35 and my sister used our family’s recipe turning it into a Blue Velvet cake for his Christening. If it’s not broke don’t fix it! . BTW, I’m 59. 😊
I made this cake yesterday for a friend’s birthday and it was delicious. Not overly sweet and very moist. Just perfect…. Thank you for the recipe ❤