Quick Red Velvet Cake

16 Ratings

7 Comments

Prep 40 min
Total 2 hr 45 min
Ingredients 12
Servings 16

Ingredients

Cake

box chocolate cake mix

cup water

1/2

cup sour cream

1/4

cup vegetable oil

eggs

tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa

bottle (1 oz) red food color

Frosting

1/2

cup all-purpose flour

1 1/2

cups milk

1 1/2

cups sugar

1 1/2

cups butter or margarine, softened

tablespoon vanilla

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans, or spray with baking spray with flour. In large bowl, beat cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour batter into pans.
2

Bake 31 to 36 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely.
3

Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, cook flour and milk over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is very thick. Cover surface with plastic wrap; cool to room temperature.
4

In large bowl, beat sugar and butter with electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour mixture by tablespoonfuls, beating until smooth. Beat in vanilla.
5

Place 1 cake layer, top side down, on serving plate; spread with 1 cup frosting. Top with second layer, top side up. Frost side and top of cake with frosting. Store in refrigerator.

Notes

Tips

Expert Tips

Cake mix makes this favorite very easy, but everyone knows it's the frosting that makes this cake fabulous--and that's still made from scratch. Enjoy the cake with flavored coffees like amaretto or hazelnut.
SuperMoist® devil's food cake mix can also be used for a dark red velvet cake; omit cocoa.

Nutritional Information

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 320
Calories from Fat: 210

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 24g; 37%
Saturated Fat 13g 65% Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol: 90mg; 30%
Sodium: 170mg; 7%
Potassium: 80mg; 2%
Total Carbohydrate: 24g; 8%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 21g
Protein: 3g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 15%; 15%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 6%; 6%
Iron: 2%; 2%

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

1 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.