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Super Moist Red Velvet Cake

This cake is heavenly, it is melt-in-your-mouth delicious.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Keyword: easy cake recipe, red velvet cake, super moist red velvet cake
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cake wheat flour
  • 1&1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 cup vegetable or canola oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 1/4 teaspoon red powdered food colouring
  • 1/2 cup hot coffee
  • 1 teaspoon white vinegar

Cream Cheese Icing/Frosting

  • 250 gram butter
  • 4 cups icing sugar
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 250 gram medium or full fat cream cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius. Brush the bottom and sides of 2 x 20cm baking pans with oil. Line bottom of pans with baking paper and set aside
  • In a large bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, sifted cocoa powder and salt
  • In another large bowl mix together the oil and sugar. Add in the eggs, buttermilk, vanilla and food colouring until combined. Mix in the coffee and vinegar
  • Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients. Use a whisk for a smooth batter
  • Divide the mixture equally into the two pans. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out with moist crumbs clinging to it, but shouldn't be wet
  • Allow to cool for about 20 minutes
  • Slide a knife around the edges of the cake before turning it onto a cooling rack that's lined with baking paper. This is a very moist cake and if you don't use baking paper the cake will stick to the rack
  • Allow it to cool completely before decorating
  • For the cream cheese frosting beat the butter until light and creamy. Add the icing sugar, a little at a time and beat really well. Should be a pale colour. This process should take about 8 minutes. Mix n the vanilla essence. Add the cream cheese and mix until combined

Notes

  1. I used red powdered food colouring but you can use a gel colour too. The store bought colours are not as intense and you may use a couple of bottles of those so I don't recommend it.
  2. Although I was totally against the homemade buttermilk before I have changed my mind after using it a few times. I think I wasn't adding enough lemon juice and it was therefore not working. For every cup of milk you need 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.