I’m sharing step-by-step instructions on how to make a classic red velvet cake! It is perfectly soft and moist and so easy to make. The cake batter can be made in 5 - 10 minutes! Enjoy it on any occasion, such as Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Holidays, or just for you & your family as a special treat❤️ Print the Recipe: https://pastryliving.com/red-velvet-cake/ 📌 Ingredients To Make Red Velvet Cake (for 1 8-inch cake or 24 cupcakes) Cake Batter • All-purpose flour: 280 g (2 1/4 US cups) • Baking soda: 1 tsp • Baking powder: 1 tsp • Salt: 1 tsp • Cocoa powder: 13 g (2 Tbsp) • Granulated sugar: 350 g (1 3/4 US cups) • Egg: 100 g (2 eggs) • Oil: 172 g (3/4 US cup) • Milk: 120 g (1/2 US cup) • White vinegar: 30 g (2 Tbsp) • Vanilla extract: 10g (2 tsp) • Gel paste red food coloring: 2 tsp * Adjust the amount as you like. • Milk (hot): 240 g (1 US cup) • Unsalted butter (melted): 56 g (1/2 US stick) - 2 8-inch pans: Bake (Preheated) at 330ºF (165ºC) for 35 - 40 minutes until the top bounces back gently and a toothpick comes off clean with a few crumbs when inserting it into the middle. - 12 Cupcakes (half batch): Bake (Preheated) at 330ºF (165ºC) for 15 - 20 minutes * Adjust the baking time and temperature accordingly. * Try not to open the oven door frequently while baking them. Cream Cheese Frosting • Butter: 225 g | 8 oz (2 US sticks) *Use 450 g (4 US sticks) of butter if you want a little bit stiffer frosting. I only used 2 sticks today. • Powdered sugar: 500 g (4 US cups) • Salt: 1/4 tsp • Cream cheese: 450 g | 16 oz (2 US blocks) • Vanilla extract: 1 - 2 tsp (Optional. I did not add it today.) Watch this video for a more detailed tutorial on cream cheese frosting: https://youtu.be/cO0aJP3_QIw ** For best results, measure ingredients with a scale. All recipes are designed with weighed ingredients using grams/ounces. Cup measurements are provided for your convenience. ** 📌 More Classic Cake Recipes New York Cheesecake https://youtu.be/kyLeFE74V7I Classic Chocolate Cake https://youtu.be/dTXYiCLmoiM Strawberry Cream Cake https://youtu.be/Xorz-gkzpic 📌 The tools/ingredients I used/mentioned today: The following contains affiliate links. By purchasing through them, I earn a teeny tiny commission at no cost to you. Please know I only recommend products I actually used and loved! Thank you for supporting Pastry Living. AmeriColor red food color https://amzn.to/3UJhfs0 Cupcake pan https://amzn.to/4famRUp 📌If you liked this video, please subscribe & share it with your baking friends! Subscribe!: https://www.youtube.com/@PastryLivingwithAya/ Share the video: https://youtu.be/KvlAjbfv20M if you liked this video, share it with your friends to help them ...and also to support my small channel ;) 🎂 My blog: http://www.pastryliving.com 📸 Instagram: @ayacaliva MUSIC: epidemicsound.com #redvelvetcake
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It's teachers day in a few days where I am, and since I'm the assigned baker of the class my classmates expect me to bake a velvet cake. This was a lifesaver, thanks!!
is it just me or that cocoa powder looks surprisingly red.
Thank you so much for your recipe. The cupcakes was so delicious 😍
Your cake really looks super gorgeous. ❤😋
Made this, and it’s amazing! 😆
Im not really a cook but it came out PERFECT.
This looks amazing! ❤
I’m making this today for my daughter it’s her birthday 🎉❤I will definitely let you know how it turns out 😊
Thank you for your recipe, i made this first time and everyone loved velvet cake.
Thank you so much for this recipe and I am glad that you can also make cupcakes with this recipe ❤
Baked it for my wife's birthday. She loved it! and so did my daughter and my mother -in-law. Thank you for your guidance! :)
Making a cake for my little brothers birthday. This cake looks perfect
THEEEE BEST RED VELVET CAKE EVERRRRR !!! in fact i find it better than my favourite chocolate cake and im a chocolate person 😩😩❤️
I can say it is the best red velvet cake for me. I have tried 6 or 7 recipes online. This is a hit . Thank you Aya.❤❤
Best recipe ever 10/10. I prepared it and it was super moist.
I have tried several Red Velvet recipes, including the Preppy, but this recipe, without a doubt, has been the best! Thanks for sharing this recipe. It's so soft, so wet it doesn't need No syrup to download this cake. Definitely the best. Thanks for sharing your recipe, it's a real gem
I made this cake yesterday for a friend’s birthday and it was delicious. Not overly sweet and very moist. Just perfect…. Thank you for the recipe ❤
I had tried so many cake baking recipes and techniques, but my Lord! This here is MAGICCCC! God bless you! Thank you
This looks delicious. Larocca is the best red velvet cake I’ve tried to date. So I hope this is the same or even better than that.
Love red velvet cake. ❤️I make it all the time , just for myself🫣🤣 And Yes room temperature is flufier and more delicious👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻