Duke's Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
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Category
Desserts
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Few treats are quite as irresistible as red velvet cake. Our cake is so delicious because of its secret ingredient – Duke’s. A dollop of Duke’s makes cakes decadently moist and rich with flavor, perfect for your sweetie this Valentine’s Day!Author: Duke's Kitchen
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 11/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup Duke's Mayonnaise
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 oz. red food color
- 2 cups flour
- 11/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa and 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 8 oz. package cream cheese, softened
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 4 cups confectioner's sugar
Cake
Frosting
Directions
Preparation
- Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease and flour two 9″ round cake pans and set aside.
- Combine dry ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix butter, sugar and eggs until blended.
- Add buttermilk, mayonnaise, vanilla extract and food color and mix until smooth and uniform in color.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and blend until combined.
- Pour into the prepared pans and bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- In a large bowl, combine butter, cream cheese and vanilla extract and beat until uniform and smooth.
- Add confectioner’s sugar 1 cup at a time, beating after each cup.
- Add frosting to cake once it has cooled completely.