
Looking for a Red Velvet Cake Recipe with no red food coloring in it? There are quite a few alternatives, although most will lack the intense red color of the traditional Red Velvet Cake. Tyler Florence has a recipe, but it's not really a "Red Velvet Cake". Check out Jen's Cake Recipe w/ Beets; it's a great alternative to the traditional Red Velvet Cake, even if it doesn't turn out red. It's a popular cake with The New Deli crowd- healthy too!
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classic Red Velvet Cake originated in the south, and brings back fond
memories for many. After all, who can forget a cake of this color!
Serves 8 or so.
Cake Ingredients:
Frosting Ingredients:
For cake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Oil and flour three 9" round cake pans.
In a large bowl, mix well, then set aside on wax paper: > 2 1/4 c. flour > 1 1/2 c. sugar > 1 tsp. baking soda > 1 tsp. salt > 2 TBS. cocoa powder
In another large bowl, mix together: > 1 1/3 c. olive oil > 1 c. buttermilk > 2eggs > 1/4 c. food coloring > 1 tsp. vinegar > 1 tsp. vanilla.
With mixer on low, slowly pour the wax paper-full of dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined and smooth.
Pour
cake batter into the prepared cake pans. Bake until the cake pulls away
from the side of the pans, and a toothpick inserted in the center of
the cakes comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
Run a knife around
the edges of cakes to loosen them, and invert the cakes onto a plate,
re-inverting them onto a cooling rack, with rounded-sides up. Let cool
completely.
Frosting
Choose a larger, microwaveable bowl (one quart-size or larger) to mix flour and sugar in, as mixture might bubble up some- this will reduce chances of spills in the microwave. To the large, microwaveable bowl, mix together: > 1 c. sugar > 3 TBS. flour
In separate, smaller bowl, microwave 1 minute or so, until hot: > 1 c. milk
Add hot milk to flour/sugar mix slowly, to avoid lumps. Microwave 2 minute more, stir. Return to microwave for only 30 seconds, if necessary, until mixture's bubbly hot. Add to hot milk/flour/sugar mix: > 1 tsp. vanilla
Cover bowl with plastic; cool completely.
To a standing mixer, add: > The sugar/flour/milk mix > 1 c. butter, room temperature
Cream until light, on high speed, until very fluffy. Frost cake.