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HERSHEY'S Red Velvet Cake Recipe
Details
- Time
- 50 minutes
- Skill Level
- Intermediate
Wind down your work day with a bite of HERSHEY'S Red Velvet Cake. Break out the mixing bowl and spoons and follow this simple recipe today!
Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 15 minutes
- Bake Time
- 35 minutes
BAKE MODE:
Prevent your screen from going dark while you bake.
Ingredients
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1/2 cupbutter or margarine, softened (125 mL)
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1 1/2 cupsgranulated sugar (375 mL)
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2eggs
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1 cupbuttermilk or soured milk* (250 mL)
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2 tbspsred food colouring (30 mL)
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2 cupsall-purpose flour (500 mL)
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1/3 cupHERSHEY'S Cocoa (75 mL)
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1 tspsalt (5 mL)
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1 1/2 tspsbaking soda (7 mL)
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1 tbspwhite vinegar (15 mL)
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2 cupsprepared vanilla frosting (approx.) (500 mL)
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HERSHEY'S CHIPITS Semi-Sweet Mini Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S CHIPITS Milk Chocolate Chips
Directions
Equipment Needed
Oven
13x9-inch (33x23 cm) Baking Pan
Mixing Bowl
Mixer
Measuring Cups
Wire Rack
1
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch (3.5 L) baking pan.**
2
Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl; add eggs and vanilla, beating well. Stir buttermilk with food colouring. Stir flour with cocoa and salt; add alternately to butter mixture with buttermilk mixture, mixing well. Stir in baking soda and vinegar. Pour into prepared pan.
Tip
*To sour milk: Use 1 tbsp (15 mL) white vinegar plus milk to equal 1 cup (250 mL).
3
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in centre comes out clean. Place on a wire rack and cool completely in pan. Frost and decorate as desired.
Tip
**Cake can also be baked in two, greased and floured, 9-inch (1.5 L) round cake pans. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in centre comes out clean. Place on a wire rack and cool for 10 minutes in pan. Turn cakes out from pans and cool completely. Frost and decorate as desired. (Prepare or purchase extra frosting for layer cakes.)
Variation:
Heart Shapes: Use an open-topped heart-shaped cookie cutter, at least 1 1/2-inch (4 cm) deep and 3-inches (8 cm) wide to cut cake into 12 hearts. Frost and decorate as desired.
