Red Velvet Cake (makes 24 cupcakes)
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 Tbsp cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
2 eggs
2 Tbsp red dye
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp vanilla
Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder in one bowl. Mix all the wet ingredients in another bowl. Mix the two bowls together. I make my own buttermilk. It seems more moist when I do it that way. Bake at 350 until cooked or a toothpick comes out dry. I am sorry for those instructions. I got this recipe from a friend who also does a lot of cakes. I have made it a few times but never wrote down the time. I did two 10 inch pans today, and it took about 50 minutes. I would bake it for a normal cake recipe time (30-35 minutes) and then watch carefully from there.
I had my little helpers along, of course – Abby, Kenzie and their cousin, Elena, who is staying with us for a few days.
I love to see kids in the kitchen. The cake looks fabulous. I’m here to spread a little sunshine – you have an award waiting for you at my blog. Check it out here….http://thebetterbaker.blogspot.com/2012/06/sunshine-award.html
My husband LOVES red velvet cake, and as much as I love him, 6 years into our marriage, I have never ever made a red velvet cake. Shame on me! Must do this week! just because…
I love the “just because” reason. It’s the best. I hope you’ll do it, and please let me know how it turns out.
Well done. We just finished off the last of the red velvet cake pops from my daughter’s wedding. Red velvet cake is so delicious, and much easier to make than you’d think. We used the tyler Florence recipe from food network. Thanks for sharing your post.
I’ll have to check that recipe out too. I really like the recipe I have, but I’m always up for a taste test. Thanks for sharing.
I’ve never made a red velvet cake. In fact, I’ve never made a successful cake from scratch! This is one of my goals and since I love Red Velvet Cake, I am going to attempt your red velvet recipe sometime soon. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Julie
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Cool! You’ll let me know how it goes. I had made this red velvet cake for people who also love red velvet. They seemed to approve. I hope you have similar success. I’m tempted by the coconut curry on your site.
looks luscious- been looking for a recipe- yeah! thanks.
Karen
You’ll have to let me know how you like it!