Grammy's Kitchen · Red Velvet Cake · Red Velvet Cake Pops
One of 22 red velvet cake recipes we measured
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 22.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 113% | 113% |
| total sugar | 200% | 292% |
| egg | 33% | 37% |
| leavener | 2% | 2% |
| salt | 2% | 2% |
| liquid | 92% | 92% |
| dairy | 129% | 194% |
| chocolate | 230% | 5% |
| acid | 2% | 2% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 300 g | 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (plus extra for dusting pans) |
| 11 g | 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon baking soda |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 114 g | 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened) |
| 300 g | 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs (at room temperature) |
| 245 g | 1 cup buttermilk |
| 164 g | 3/4 cup vegetable oil |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon white vinegar |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons red gel food coloring | |
| 113 g | 4 ounces cream cheese (softened to room temperature) |
| 57 g | 1/4 cup unsalted butter (softened to room temperature ) |
| 300 g | 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar |
| 30 g | 2 tablespoons heavy cream |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract |
| 680 g | 24 ounces white chocolate candy melts |
| 6 g | 1-2 teaspoons oil or shortening (as needed) |
| 48 candy sticks |
Method: 16 steps, published by littlesunnykitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.