Red velvet cake recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
Looking for Valentine's Day baking inspiration? Try this classic red velvet cake recipe with silky cream cheese frosting for a decadent dessert that's sure to impress. Layer up rich red vanilla and chocolate sponges, ice with easy frosting and enjoy!
See method- Serves 12
- 45 mins to prepare and 30-35 mins to cook
- 544 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 100g butter, softened
- 300g caster sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder, sieved
- 3 tsp red paste food colour
- 250g plain flour
- 150ml buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 2 tsp cider vinegar
For the icing
- 150g butter, softened
- 150g cream cheese
- 400g icing sugar, sieved
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Shop ingredientsEach serving contains
- Energy
- 2285kJ 544.0kcal
- Fat
- 25g
- Saturates
- 15g
- Salt
- 0.4g
- Sugars
- 62g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 78.9gProtein 4.9gFibre 19.0g
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- Heat the oven to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C. Grease and base line two 20cm round sandwich tins.
- Cream the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs, then add the cocoa powder and the food colour. Beat in the flour and buttermilk, alternately, one-third at a time. Stir in the vanilla extract. Then mix together the bicarbonate of soda and the cider vinegar and stir into the cake batter. Divide the mixture between the tins and bake in the oven for about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.
- To make the icing beat the butter and cream cheese together and then stir in the icing sugar. Spread a little of the mixture over one of the sponges. Place the other sponge on top. Spread the remaining icing over the top and sides of the cake and, using a teaspoon, make a swirling pattern on top.
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- As part of a healthy balanced diet, we recommend this recipe for a special occasion or treat.
