From Cafe Delites
Red Velvet Cake
- Time
- 40 min
- Makes
- 12
- Ingredients
- 17
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- 1 1/2 cups caster sugar (or fine white granulated sugar)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup cooking oil
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder (plus 1 tablespoon extra for dusting)
- 2 1/2 tablespoons red food colouring (liquid, not gel)
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 2 1/2 cups plain cake flour (sifted, or all purpose/plain flour)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda (bi-carb soda)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 14 ounces cream cheese (not spreadable, at room temperature)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 4 cups icing sugar (or confectioners)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice (optional - adds subtle hint of lemon)
Nutrition
- Calories
- 431 kcal
- Fat
- 22 g
- Serving size
- 1 serving
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sugar
- 28 g
- Sodium
- 553 mg
- Protein
- 10 g
- Trans fat
- 1 g
- Cholesterol
- 78 mg
- Carbohydrate
- 90 g
- Saturated fat
- 11 g
- Unsaturated fat
- 10 g
As published by Cafe Delites.
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