Red Velvet Cake | Saveur

Red Velvet Cake | Saveur

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Though cream cheese frosting is typically used nowadays on red velvet cake, classic whipped cream frosting makes for a more balanced sweetness.

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Ingredients

  • 16 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened, plus more for pans
  • 2 1 ⁄ 2 cups cake flour, plus more for pans, sifted
  • 2 tbsp. Dutch-processed cocoa powder, sifted
  • 1 tbsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 tbsp. red food coloring
  • 1 tbsp. distilled white vinegar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 1 ⁄ 2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs

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