Easy Homemade Red Velvet Cake with Boiled Frosting Recipe

Many people do not know of serving red velvet cake with anything other than cream cheese frosting. Butter, eggs, vanilla, red gel food coloring, chocolate, buttermilk, and other ingredients are used in the preparation of this red velvet cake recipe. Use a prepared or homemade cream cheese frosting for this well-known cake, or a preferred red velvet cake recipe with cooked frosting.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cook: 32 minutes

Total: 47 minutes

For the Frosting:

• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk (or cream)
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Cake:

• 12 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
• 2 tablespoons red food coloring
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon vinegar

Make the Cooked Frosting

• In a saucepan, combine the flour and milk and mix while cooking until thickened.
• Put in a small bowl and cool in the fridge.
• In a mixing dish, combine the butter, sugar, and vanilla using an electric mixer.
• A little at a time, add the cooled flour and milk mixture.
• Add milk (or cream) if necessary, and beat well for several minutes, or until the mixture is grain-free. While baking the cake, set aside.

Make the Red Velvet Cake

• Set the oven to 350 Fahrenheit. Three 8-inch round cake pans or two 9-inch round cake pans should be generously oiled and floured.
• In a mixing dish, combine the butter and sugar and beat until frothy.
• Add the eggs and beat for another minute. Add vanilla and combine well.
• In another bowl, mix the chocolate, food coloring, and 2 tablespoons of water.
• Cream the eggs and add the red cocoa; stir well.
• In a separate basin, mix the salt and flour.
• While beating at a low to medium speed, add the flour mixture and buttermilk to the batter in turns.
• In a cup, mix baking soda and vinegar.
• To the cake batter, add the soda-vinegar combination.
• Pour the batter evenly into the floured and greasing cake pans. 22 to 28 minutes for baking.
• Completely cool on wire racks.
• After removing from pans, frost the top and sides with cooked cheese cream frosting.

Final word

Red velvet cake is more than just vanilla cake with a red color. You won't find a nicer red velvet cake than this one with boiled frosting, even one from a well-known bakery. This recipe produces the greatest red velvet cake, with flavorful butter, vanilla, and cocoa flavors that are outstanding, as well as a delectable tang from the buttermilk.