Desserts

Baking Secrets Revealed: The Ultimate Red Velvet Cake Recipe!

After reading about the history of the popular red velvet cake, I wanted to try the version with beets. It has a beautiful color and tastes divine with or without frosting. This recipe makes one sheet cake, a 2-layer cake, cupcakes, or even cake pops.

Recipe Details

Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
35 mins
Total Time:
50 mins
Servings:
10
Yield:
1 9×13-inch cake

Ingredients

  • 3cupsall-purpose flour

  • 2teaspoonsbaking powder

  • 1 ½cupswhite sugar

  • 1cupbuttermilk

  • 1cuppureed cooked beets

  • ½cupvegetable oil

  • 2eggs

  • 2tablespoonsunsweetened cocoa powder

  • 1tablespoonred food coloring

  • 1teaspoonvanilla extract

  • 1teaspoonvinegar

  • 1teaspoonbaking soda

  • 1teaspoonsalt

Cooking Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9×13-inch cake pan with parchment paper.

  2. Sift flour and baking powder together in a large bowl.

  3. Whisk sugar, buttermilk, beets, oil, eggs, cocoa powder, red food coloring, vanilla extract, vinegar, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Add flour mixture gradually to the bowl, stirring after each addition just until incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pan. Tap pan firmly to settle the batter and remove large bubbles.

  4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.

Cook’s Notes:

Where I live I use “gasificante”, which is 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1 teaspoon malic and tartaric acid instead of using baking powder.

Avoid over-mixing the cake batter in step 3 as much as possible.

Nutrition Facts

Full Nutrition Label
Servings Per Recipe10
Calories386
% Daily Value *
Total Fat
13g 		16%
Saturated Fat
2g 		10%
Cholesterol
38mg 		13%
Sodium
510mg 		22%
Total Carbohydrate
63g 		23%
Dietary Fiber
2g 		6%
Total Sugars
33g
Protein
6g
Vitamin C
1mg 		5%
Calcium
98mg 		8%
Iron
2mg 		13%
Potassium
160mg 		3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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