Grammy's Kitchen · Red Velvet Cake · Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
One of 22 red velvet cake recipes we measured
It ranks #4 of 22 for rise among the red velvet cake recipes we compared. 30 cooks on www.cookingclassy.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 22.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 132% | 113% |
| total sugar | 316% | 292% |
| egg | 71% | 37% |
| leavener | 1% | 2% |
| salt | 1% | 2% |
| liquid | 92% | 92% |
| dairy | 220% | 194% |
| chocolate | 5% | 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.
| 354 g | 2 1/2 cups (354g) all-purpose flour ((scoop and level to measure)) |
| 19 g | 3 Tbsp (19g) unsweetened cocoa powder |
| 5 g | 1 tsp baking soda |
| 4 g | 3/4 tsp salt |
| 400 g | 2 cups (400g) granulated sugar |
| 170 g | 3/4 cup (170g) unsalted butter, (softened) |
| 73 g | 1/3 cup (80ml) vegetable or canola oil |
| 150 g | 3 large eggs |
| 100 g | 2 large egg yolks |
| 28 g | 1 oz liquid red food coloring |
| 327 g | 1 1/3 cups (315ml) buttermilk |
| 13 g | 1 Tbsp vanilla extract |
| 8 g | 1 1/2 tsp vinegar |
| 454 g | 16 oz cream cheese, (nearly at room temperature) |
| 226 g | 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter, (nearly at room temperature) |
| 6 g | 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract |
| 720 g | 6 cups (720g) powdered sugar |
Method: 10 steps, published by www.cookingclassy.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I have made this cake and followed the recipe to a “T” and it came out fantastic!!!! I am planning on making it again, and wanted to know how much red gel food coloring should I use to achieve the same or very similar color with the 1 oz of liquid called for ” — a cook, 5★
“Omg!! Just wanted to let you know that I made the adjustment to the cake like you suggested and it was absolutely perfect! I can’t describe enough how delicious it was!! Thank you again so much for taking the time out to help me make this again so that it was ” — a cook, 5★