Yo’s Velvet Cake
Mmm… Soft, Rich, Delicious Velvet! This recipe can be used as a base for any yummy Velvet cake (red velvet, pink velvet, orange velvet).
NOTE: It does not contain cocoa because the cocoa powder will overpower some food colouring. You will need to add cocoa if you are doing a red velvet cake!
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 4 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 6 eggs
- 6 cups flour
- 1 Tablespoon salt
- 3 cups buttermilk, at room temperature
- 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon baking soda
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line the bottom of your cake pans and your stainless steel bowl with parchment.
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Place butter, oil, sugar, and vanilla in bowl of an electric mixer and beat using your paddle attachment at medium speed until well-blended. About 5 minutes. Meanwhile sift and whisk flour, and salt into a bowl and set aside.
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Beat in your 6 eggs two at a time.
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Add flour mixture to your mixer in 4 parts, alternating with your buttermilk in 3 parts. Always start with dry ingredients first! Scrape down bowl and beat just long enough to combine.
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Place baking soda in a small dish, stir in vinegar and add to batter with machine running. Beat for 10 seconds.
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Place in oven and bake until a cake tester comes out clean. Let cool in pans completely before removing your cakes.
Congratulations you did it!
