Make this easy recipe for a Classic Red Velvet cake, layered and covered in a sweet cream cheese frosting. It’s the perfect cake for Valentine's Day.
sugar - flour - eggs - cream cheese gel food coloring - heavy cream powdered sugar - butter - buttermilk baking soda - cocoa powder - vanilla oil
Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C. Grease three 9-inch cake tins with shortening, and dust each pan with 1 tablespoon of flour.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. In a separate large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
Add the eggs and blend together with an electric mixer. In a third bowl, pour the buttermilk, oil, vinegar, vanilla extract, and red gel food coloring, and whisk together.
Pour the buttermilk mixture into the creamed butter and eggs, along with half of the dry ingredients. Blend together. When just combined, add in the remaining dry ingredients and mix together.
Pour the batter into the pans about halfway full. Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes. Let them cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then remove onto a cooling rack to cool.
In a large bowl cream together the softened butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer. Gradually add the powdered sugar until it is all combined and mixed smooth.
Add 2 tablespoons of heavy whipping cream and the vanilla extract, and blend until smooth. Put the cream cheese frosting in a piping bag with a large round piping tip.
On a large plate, cake stand or platter, pipe a dollop of frosting in the middle. This will keep the bottom layer of the cake from sliding around.
Place one layer of the cake on the plate. Pipe the cream cheese frosting on top in a circle, continuing into the middle until the entire top surface is covered in frosting.
Spread out the frosting with a spatula, then repeat with the other layers. Then spread a thin layer of frosting on the sides. Refrigerate the cake for 10 to 20 minutes.
Spread on the rest of the frosting on to the sides of the cake. Decorate with red velvet crumbs, extra cream cheese frosting, or sprinkles. Serve and enjoy!