Red Velvet Cake More Chocolate Than Other Recipes

EASY RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix all ingredients in large mixing bowl.
• Beat until well blended-- about 3 minutes.
• Pour batter evenly into two greased and floured 8 or 9 inch round pans.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
• Let cool in pan for 10 minutes.
• Turn from pan and let cool completely.
• Frost with cream cheese icing.

RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C/350F (all oven types). Butter 2 x 21cm / 8" round cake pans (sides and base) and dust with cocoa powder.
• Sift the Dry Ingredients and whisk to combine in a bowl.
• Place butter and sugar in a bowl and beat with electric beater or in stand mixer until smooth and well combined (use paddle attachment if using stand mixer).
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating in between to combine. At first it will look curdle - keep beating until it's smooth.
• Add vegetable oil, vinegar, vanilla, buttermilk and red food colouring. Beat until combined and smooth (Note 5).
• Add Dry Ingredients. Beat until just combined - some small lumps is ok, that's better than over mixing.
• Divide batter between cake pans. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes on the same shelf, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. (Note 6)
• Rest for 10 minutes in the pan then turn out onto a cooling rack and allow to cool.

RED VELVET CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Generously butter two 9-by-2-inch round cake pans. Sprinkle with flour, and tap out the excess; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk cake flour, salt, and cocoa; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the sugar and oil, and beat on medium speed until well combined. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add food coloring and vanilla, and beat until well combined. Add flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk, scraping the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed.
• In a small bowl, mix baking soda and vinegar until combined. Add to batter, and beat for 10 seconds. Evenly divide batter between the prepared pans. Bake until a cake tester inserted in the center of each cake comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool in the pans for 5 minutes. Remove from the pans, and return to the rack to cool completely.
• Spread 1 1/2 cups of the frosting on one of the layers. Place the second layer on top; spread and swirl the remaining frosting around the sides and top of the cake.The cake can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 6 hours. Bring to room temperature before serving.

EASY RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Prepare cake according to package directions, substituting half of the water called for with buttermilk (approximately 1/2 cup). Stir in pudding mix and food coloring.
• Pour into cake pan(s) and bake according to package directions.

RED VELVET CAKE (MORE CHOCOLATE THAN OTHER RECIPES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and flour two 9 inch baking pans or three 8 inch baking pans.
• Cream butter and sugar in large bowl; add eggs and vanilla, beating well. Stir together buttermilk and food color. Mix flour, cocoa and salt. Add dry ingredients alternately to butter mixture with buttermilk mixture, mixing well between additions. In a separate small bowl mix baking soda and vinegar. Add to batter. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Frost preferably with cream cheese frosting or any frosting you like.
• Note: Using a Dutch process cocoa will yield a less red cake.