Description
A delicate, moist, and vibrantly pink velvet cake topped with a silky cream cheese frosting, perfect for celebrating Mother's Day.
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups cake flour
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 tablespoon white vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Pink gel food coloring (as needed)
16 oz cream cheese, softened (for frosting)
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened (for frosting)
4 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for frosting)
Instructions
Step 1: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans and line with parchment paper.
Step 2: In a medium bowl, whisk together the cake flour, sugar, baking soda, cocoa powder, and salt.
Step 3: In a large bowl using a mixer, cream the 1 cup of butter until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, then the vanilla and pink gel coloring.
Step 4: Alternately add the dry ingredients and the buttermilk to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
Step 5: Fold in the white vinegar gently by hand until just incorporated.
Step 6: Pour the batter into prepared pans and bake for 30-35 minutes until a tester comes out clean.
Step 7: Cool completely. For frosting, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth, then gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla.
Step 8: Frost the cooled cake layers and decorate as desired.
Notes
Ensure all dairy and eggs are at room temperature to prevent the batter from curdling and to ensure the smoothest velvet crumb.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 480 kcal
- Sugar: 42g
- Sodium: 310mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 58g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
