Grammy's Kitchen · Red Velvet Cake · The Most Amazing Red Velvet Cake
One of 22 red velvet cake recipes we measured
It ranks #4 of 22 for richness among the red velvet cake recipes we compared. 130 cooks on thestayathomechef.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 22.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 30% | 113% |
| total sugar | 167% | 292% |
| egg | 56% | 37% |
| leavener | 5% | 2% |
| salt | 2% | 2% |
| liquid | 184% | 92% |
| dairy | 102% | 194% |
| chocolate | 12% | 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.
| 360 g | 3 cups all-purpose flour |
| 600 g | 3 cups granulated sugar |
| 64 g | 1/2 cup cornstarch |
| 42 g | 1/2 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 |
| 200 g | 4 eggs |
| 368 g | 1 1/2 cups buttermilk |
| 296 g | 1 1/4 cups warm water |
| 109 g | 1/2 cup vegetable oil |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar |
| 2 tablespoons red food coloring | |
| cream cheese frosting |
Method: 7 steps, published by thestayathomechef.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This is the most moist Red Velvet cake I’ve ever baked. I hadn’t realised that I’d run out of red food colouring so I omitted this; obviously this didn’t detract from the flavour. I love cream cheese frosting, and it pairs beautifully with this cake.” — a cook, 5.0★
“This cake was delicious! Very moist and flavorful! Good texture also. I made it for my husband’s bday and it was a winner! I will definitely be making it again! I didnt use the food coloring.” — a cook, 5.0★