Grammy's Kitchen · Red Velvet Cake · Naturally Red Velvet Cake with Ermine Icing
One of 22 red velvet cake recipes we measured
It ranks #2 of 22 for richness among the red velvet cake recipes we compared. 2 cooks on thestayathomechef.com rate it 4.5★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 22.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 134% | 113% |
| total sugar | 238% | 292% |
| egg | 48% | 37% |
| leavener | 5% | 2% |
| salt | 2% | 2% |
| liquid | 245% | 92% |
| dairy | 189% | 194% |
| chocolate | 7% | 5% |
| acid | 1% | 2% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 1 large beet | |
| 200 g | 4 eggs |
| 306 g | 1 1/4 cups buttermilk |
| 237 g | 1 cup warm water |
| 109 g | 1/2 cup vegetable oil |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar |
| 360 g | 3 cups all-purpose flour |
| 600 g | 3 cups granulated sugar |
| 64 g | 1/2 cup cornstarch |
| 28 g | 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon baking soda |
| 6 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder |
| 9 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons salt |
| 400 g | 2 cups granulated sugar |
| 60 g | 1/2 cup all-purpose flour |
| 488 g | 2 cups whole milk |
| 454 g | 2 cups unsalted butter (cubed and softened) |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| Pinch salt |
Method: 8 steps, published by thestayathomechef.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This recipe was just what I was looking for and I'm very happy with how the cake turned out... But WARNING about the frosting... You have to be patient and let the milk mixture fully cool down before adding it to the butter. Otherwise it turns too runny.” — a cook, 4.0★
“Very different but easy n unique.Thanks for the rcp” — a cook, 5.0★