Grammy's Kitchen · Red Velvet Cake · Red Velvet Cake
One of 22 red velvet cake recipes we measured
49 cooks on www.kingarthurbaking.com rate it 4.4★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 22.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 118% | 113% |
| total sugar | 351% | 292% |
| egg | 37% | 37% |
| leavener | 2% | 2% |
| salt | 2% | 2% |
| liquid | 100% | 92% |
| dairy | 100% | 194% |
| chocolate | 5% | 5% |
| acid | 2% | 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.
| 113 g | 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter, at room temperature, at least 65°F |
| 266 g | 1 1/3 cups (266g) granulated sugar |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs, at room temperature |
| 28 g | 2 tablespoons (28g) liquid red food color* |
| 14 g | 3 tablespoons (14g) Dutch-process cocoa |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon table salt |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon baking soda |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon cider vinegar or white vinegar |
| 270 g | 2 1/4 cups (270g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour |
| 227 g | 1 cup (227g) buttermilk, or low-fat plain (not Greek) yogurt, at room temperature |
| 113 g | 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter, softened* |
| 92 g | 1/2 cup (92g) vegetable shortening* |
| scant 1/4 teaspoon table salt | |
| 14 g | 2 tablespoons (14g) meringue powder, optional, for a smoother icing that holds its shape a bit better |
| 681 g | 6 cups (681g) confectioners' sugar |
| 43 g | 3 tablespoons (43g) milk, or enough to make a spreadable frosting |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract |
Method: 12 steps, published by www.kingarthurbaking.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.