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Easy Red Velvet Cake Recipe

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Easy Red Velvet Cake Recipe - here is a delicious and incredibly simple recipe that you'll want to make over and over again!

I always crave Red Velvet Cake around Christmas or Valentine’s day with that stunning crimson color revealed once cut. This Easy Red Velvet Cake recipe was one I knew I had to learn and master and I was surprised at how simple it was.

When I fell in love with Trent, I quickly realized that he came from a family of food lovers. Remembrances of times past with his family often included the incredible meal they shared. And when I ate his momma’s cooking – I knew why! Seeing that this was my husband’s favorite recipe of his mother’s, I took to the task of learning it quick! It’s moist, buttery, not too rich and perfectly delicious!

Shortly after we were married, we moved from our newlywed apartment in Nashville south to Birmingham to help get a good start financially by working for the family business. There was a brief time when we were fortunate to live in his parent’s basement for about 6 months. It was during that season that I was like an annoying fly, buzzing around my mother-in-law, watching and learning intently from her cooking skills. What a blessing it was!

Not that my mother wasn’t an excellent cook, but I lacked the drive and desire when I had to opportunity to learn from her before I was married. Plus, most of the time spent in the kitchen with my Mom involved hours of singing together instead of cooking lessons. Precious moments of family harmony that I’ll cherish forever!

Easy Red Velvet Cake Recipe - here is a delicious and incredibly simple recipe that you'll want to make over and over again!

Today, I wanted to share this with you – just in time for Valentine’s Day. Maybe you can surprise your sweetheart with this cake and they’ll swoon over how yummy it is!

Easy Red Velvet Cake Recipe

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Easy Red Velvet Cake Recipe

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Category: Dessert

Cuisine: Southern

Easy Red Velvet Cake Recipe - here is a delicious and incredibly simple recipe that you'll want to make over and over again!

A true southern favorite! This moist, buttery cake is sure to be a winner!

Ingredients

  • 1 Box Butter Cake Mix
  • 1 tsp Cocoa Powder
  • 1 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 cup Buttermilk
  • 1 oz red food coloring
  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 Tbsp vinegar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
    For the Icing:
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1 box (or 1 lb) powdered sugar
  • 1 cup nuts
  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

  1. Mix the cake mix, cocoa, vanilla and buttermilk until blended.
  2. Add the food coloring, butter and eggs and mix together.
  3. Add the vinegar and baking soda.
  4. Beat for 4 minutes
  5. Pour into 2 pans and bake at 350 for 30 mins - checking often.
    For the Icing:
  1. Mix all the ingredients together until blended. Ice the cake after fully cooled.

Notes

Cooking time does not include the cooling before icing.

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Easy Red Velvet Cake Recipe - here is a delicious and incredibly simple recipe that you'll want to make over and over again!

This Easy Red Velvet Cake Recipe is a true southern favorite and definite crowd pleaser!

I’d love to know if you try this recipe and what you and your family think!

 

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  2. Perhaps this should be called a ‘Heart Attack Cake’!
    Gee, can’t you come up with a little healthier version? Or, at least, comment on it’s incredible unhealthy fat content?
    Box butter cake mix is LOADED with trans fats. Then you add butter, butter and MORE butter!
    I didn’t expect a vegan, organic, low fat recipe, but this is downright GREASY!

  3. Thanks for your input Ellen. Bravo for pursuing your health! I appreciate you taking the time to comment and hopefully you can find a version that fits your eating lifestyle.

  4. Looks yummy… Good Red Velvet desserts are my fave! (Have you tried the Nothing Bundt Cakes red velvet… oh my goodness!) I will need to try your recipe, and share with my niece, who is also a RV lover… we always try the red velvet stuffs!

  6. The color is so pretty and I love the nuts in the frosting. Thank you for sharing with us this week at Celebrate Your Story and we hope you will join us again next week.

  7. This cake looks so good! I could eat a piece right about now! 🙂 I pinned this recipe! I’d love to make it later! I love that it is an easy recipe! I love these kind of recipes! Thank you for sharing!

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