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Best Ever Red Velvet Cake Recipe with Ermine Frosting
My Best-Ever Red Velvet Cake recipe is moist, tender, and is topped with an incredible homemade Ermine Frosting.
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Servings: 10 people
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups (12 ½oz/ 355g) all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup plus 3 tbsp (7 oz/199g) granulated sugar
- 1 ½ cups (12oz/340g) granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup (1 ½oz/43g) all purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ⅙ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup (8floz/225ml) whole milk
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 cup (8oz/225g) Butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups (12floz/340ml) vegetable oil
- 1 cup (8oz/ 225g) buttermilk
- 2-3 tablespoons Gel red food coloring
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract