Quick Red Velvet Cake

Name: Quick Red Velvet Cake
Prep time: 2 h 45 min
Cook time: 2 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 355 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 3 eggs; 118 milliliters Gold all-purpose flour; 1 box Betty German chocolate cake mix; 355 milliliters milk; 28 grams bottle red food color; 118 milliliters sour cream; 355 milliliters sugar; 2 Tbsps unsweetened baking cocoa; 1 Tbsp vanilla; 59 milliliters vegetable oil; 237 milliliters water

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Quick Red Velvet Cake a try. This recipe serves 16. One serving contains 414 calories, 4g of protein, and 24g of fat. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your valentin day event. Head to the store and pick up water, vegetable oil, milk, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F (325F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans, or spray with baking spray with flour. In large bowl, beat cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.

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Baking Spray

All Purpose Flour

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Pour batter into pans.

Bake 31 to 36 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely.

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Oven

Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, cook flour and milk over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is very thick. Cover surface with plastic wrap; cool to room temperature.

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All Purpose Flour

Milk

Wrap

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Sauce Pan

In large bowl, beat sugar and butter with electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour mixture by tablespoonfuls, beating until smooth. Beat in vanilla.

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Vanilla

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

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Place 1 cake layer, top side down, on serving plate; spread with 1 cup frosting. Top with second layer, top side up. Frost side and top of cake with frosting. Store in refrigerator.

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Frosting