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Red Velvet Cake with Fluffy White Frosting

September 23, 2009 by Joy the Baker 139 Comments

Red Velvet Cake

Ooooh God.  This is embarrassing.  This is about to happen.

Here’s a small excerpt from Joy’s (before she was the Baker) diary circa late 1996.  I had strong feelings about a lot of things back then… my first crush named Hayden, my best friend turned enemy, the television show Seinfeld, making the volleyball team and…. MTV’s The Real World.  Yea… I’m not so sure about that last one either.  I dunno.  Here’s an actual excerpt:

Um.  Diary.  Seriously.  (P.S.) Real World Miami sucked just to let you know.

Reasons to be on Real World…

1) I’m athletic… DUH

2) I’m funny… so how bout them Dodgers… who’s on first… knock knock.

3) I’m diverse.  I’m a black girl (woman).

4) Kissing.  But not on camera.

5) I’m from Los Angeles… with bright lights and clear skies.

6) I’m a country music lover… Come on baby let’s go to Vegas.

*HELL-OOO

My heavens! I laughed out loud when I found this little gem in my teenage diary. Ooooh but believe me… that little book is full of all sorts of priceless wallowing and poetry so terrible… so foul… that I can barely even stand to revisit it. This little list though…. hot dang… so funny.  I think I love reason number three the most.  Why did I feel the need to put the ‘woman’ in parentheses?  My heavens.  What a weirdo.

I just had to get that off my chest… now, cake.

Red Velvet Cake

Red Velvet Cake

I have gone through many a Red Velvet Cake recipe but I’ve finally found my favorite.  The Humming Bakery Cookbook is just a dream when it comes to cakes and cupcakes.  I turned my favorite Red Velvet Cupcakes into a cake with Fluffy White Seven Minute Frosting and topped with whole monster with toasted coconut.  The recipe has a good dose of cocoa powder and buttermilk, making the cake both flavorful and moist.  This beauty makes for a super lovely party cake.  It’s impressive.

Can’t imagine Red Velvet without Cream Cheese Frosting… we’ve got that recipe too!

Red Velvet Cake

Red Velvet Cake with Fluffy White Frosting and Toasted Coconut

from The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook

makes 2 8-inch or 9-inch round cakes

Print this Recipe!

8 Tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 1/2 cup sugar

2 egg

5 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

4 Tablespoons red food coloring mixed with 2 Tablespoons water

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup buttermilk

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

3 teaspoons distilled white vinegar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Grease and flour two 8-inch or 9-inch round cake pans.  Set aside.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fit with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about three minutes.  Turn mixer to high and add  the eggs.  Scrape down the bowl and beat until well incorporated.

In a separate bowl mix together cocoa, vanilla and red food coloring to make a thick paste.  Add to the batter, mixing thoroughly until completely combined.  You may need to stop the mixer to scrape the bottom of the bowl, making sure that all the batter gets color.

Turn mixer to low and slowly add half of the buttermilk.  Add half of the flour and salt and mix until combined.  Scrape the bowl and repeat the process with the remaining milk and flour.  Beat on high until smooth.

Turn mixer to low and add baking soda and white vinegar.  Turn to high and beat a few more minutes.

Spoon batter into prepared cake pans and bake for 25-35 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center cupcake comes out clean.

Let rest in the pan for 20 minutes, then invert onto a cooling rack to cool completely before frosting.

Red Velvet Cake

Fluffy Seven Minute Frosting

from Epicurious.com

1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar

3 large egg whites

1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

In large metal bowl, whisk together 1/3 cup water, sugar, egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt. Set bowl over pan of barely simmering water and mix with handheld electric mixer at low speed. Gradually increase speed to high, beating until mixture holds stiff peaks, about 5 minutes.

Transfer bowl from pan to folded kitchen towel on counter and continue beating until mixture is cool and billowy, about 2 minutes more. Beat in vanilla. (Frosting can be made 4 hours ahead and chilled, covered.)

Red Velvet Cake

Toasted Coconut

1 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut

Spread coconut on top of a foil lined baking sheet.  Bake at 350 degrees F for 6-10 minutes, tossing coconut occasionally so it browns evenly.  Keep a close eye on the coconut, it burns quickly!

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  1. SM

    October 9, 2014 at 1:17 pm

    i was making this for my 6 month old baby’s half birthday but I added all the buttermilk at once into the egg butter sugar mix. UGH*

    Reply
  2. Lori

    June 1, 2014 at 9:11 pm

    Hi! Would really like to know please if this cake would be sturdy enough to be covered in fondant? And did you used a liquid or paste (wilton) food coloring? Thank you in advance.

    Reply
    • joythebaker

      July 16, 2014 at 10:28 pm

      I think it’s definitely sturdy enough! Go for it. And I used the paste food coloring.

      Reply
  3. karen

    October 16, 2013 at 8:29 pm

    love your blog

    Reply
  4. Valencia

    September 9, 2013 at 9:19 pm

    My frosting texture came out perfect. I even got away just using a plastic bowl! The only thing is the taste, I’m not sure if it was the texture because I’m used to cream cheese frosting that I make homemade. But this is still a good recipe.

    Reply
  5. Diane Grothe

    July 2, 2013 at 1:51 pm

    I made this for my birthday! The first time I had every made a bday cake for myself. But I figured, you only turn 40 once ;) It was fabulous! I used dark cocoa (because that is what I love). I will definitely be making this again!

    Reply
  6. Nerd With Taste

    November 18, 2012 at 1:49 pm

    Okay, so here’s the situation. My sister and I wanted to make mom a birthday cake, and we couldn’t decide which frosting we wanted to use, so we had a Frosting Battle. I chose this 7 Minute frosting, because I mean look at it. It’s amazers. So I followed the recipe and then put the metal bowl on the pan and beat. I kept on beating and beating. But it wouldn’t go into peaks, it would just foam. WHY? Thanks so much and love the blog!
    ~ Elle

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