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Best Ever Red Velvet Cake Recipe with Ermine Frosting
This Red Velvet Cake features a tender crumb with a subtle cocoa and cinnamon flavor, enriched by vibrant red food coloring. The cake layers are baked evenly to a moist finish. Topped with a smooth, creamy Ermine frosting made from cooked sugar and flour-based pudding, it offers a fluffy and less sweet alternative to traditional cream cheese frosting. This recipe suits occasions where a classic red velvet cake is desired with a distinctive frosting texture.
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Servings:
10
people
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 12 ½ oz / 355 g
- ¾ cup plus 3 tbsp (7 oz/199g) granulated sugar
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar 12oz/340g
- ⅓ cup (1 ½oz/43g) all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder unsweetened
- ⅙ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup (8floz/225ml) milk whole
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 cup (8oz/225g) butter room temperature
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large egg
- 1 ½ cups vegetable oil 12 fl oz / 340 ml
- 1 cup (8oz/ 225g) buttermilk
- 2-3 tablespoons red food coloring gel
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract