The Best Easy Red Velvet Cake

10 mins
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Whisk together sugar, oil, and melted butter for a couple of minutes.
  2. 2Whisk together sugar, oil, and melted butter for a couple of minutes.
  3. 3Whisk together sugar, oil, and melted butter for a couple of minutes.
  4. 4Add eggs and vanilla, whisk thoroughly until smooth.
  5. 5Add eggs and vanilla, whisk thoroughly until smooth.
  6. 6Add eggs and vanilla, whisk thoroughly until smooth.
  7. 7Add in buttermilk, vinegar, and red food color; whisk again until combined.
  8. 8Add in buttermilk, vinegar, and red food color; whisk again until combined.
  9. 9Add in buttermilk, vinegar, and red food color; whisk again until combined.
  10. 10Sift in flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  11. 11Sift in flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  12. 12Sift in flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  13. 13Whisk gently until no lumps remain.
  14. 14Whisk gently until no lumps remain.
  15. 15Whisk gently until no lumps remain.
  16. 16In a separate bowl, bloom cocoa powder in hot water and fold that into the cake batter.
  17. 17In a separate bowl, bloom cocoa powder in hot water and fold that into the cake batter.
  18. 18In a separate bowl, bloom cocoa powder in hot water and fold that into the cake batter.
  19. 19Divide batter between three pans and bake.
  20. 20Divide batter between three pans and bake.
  21. 21Divide batter between three pans and bake.
  22. 22Make a cream cheese frosting by whisking together room temperature butter, cream cheese, and vanilla until smooth.
  23. 23Make a cream cheese frosting by whisking together room temperature butter, cream cheese, and vanilla until smooth.
  24. 24Make a cream cheese frosting by whisking together room temperature butter, cream cheese, and vanilla until smooth.
  25. 25Slowly whisk in powdered sugar.
  26. 26Slowly whisk in powdered sugar.
  27. 27Slowly whisk in powdered sugar.
  28. 28Trim off the domes from the cakes and layer them with a generous amount of cream cheese frosting.
  29. 29Trim off the domes from the cakes and layer them with a generous amount of cream cheese frosting.
  30. 30Trim off the domes from the cakes and layer them with a generous amount of cream cheese frosting.
  31. 31Cover with more frosting outside and decorate with cake crumbs.
  32. 32Cover with more frosting outside and decorate with cake crumbs.
  33. 33Cover with more frosting outside and decorate with cake crumbs.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup oil
  • 1 cup oil
  • 1 cup oil
  • 1 cup melted butter
  • 1 cup melted butter
  • 1 cup melted butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp vinegar
  • 1 tsp vinegar
  • 1 tsp vinegar
  • 1 tsp red food color
  • 1 tsp red food color
  • 1 tsp red food color
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp corn starch
  • 1 tsp corn starch
  • 1 tsp corn starch
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tbsp hot water
  • 1 tbsp hot water
  • 1 tbsp hot water
  • 1 cup room temperature butter
  • 1 cup room temperature butter
  • 1 cup room temperature butter
  • 1 cup cream cheese
  • 1 cup cream cheese
  • 1 cup cream cheese
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup cake crumbs
  • 1 cup cake crumbs
  • 1 cup cake crumbs

Equipment

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