This moist Crimson Velvet Bundt Cake is velvety smooth and decadent with a effective crumb, a touch of cocoa taste, and a scrumptious cream cheese frosting.
Crimson Velvet Truffles are nice it doesn’t matter what the season, however we particularly love them within the winter months. Hold this recipe in thoughts for a Christmas dessert, Valentine’s Day dessert, or simply as a result of! It comes collectively very quickly. We hope you take pleasure in it!
The way to Make Crimson Velvet Bundt Cake
Yow will discover the complete, printable Crimson Velvet Bundt Cake recipe on the backside of this submit. Here’s a fast have a look at our steps!
*You might discover that this recipe makes use of a model of the reverse creaming methodology of blending. The order of components are a bit totally different than the normal creaming methodology, however you might be certain to be proud of the result- a moist, velvety smooth cake with a effective crumb!
- First, preheat oven to 325 levels. Grease and flour a bundt pan (ours had a 12 cup baking capacity- this recipe makes about 7 cups of batter).
- Dry Components: Add the first 5 components into the bowl of your mixer. Combine on low pace for not less than 30 seconds to mix (cake flour, sugar, baking powder, cocoa powder, and salt).
- Add the softened butter (reduce into items) to the dry combination, mixing on low pace simply till it seems like coarse sand. The dry components will probably be moistened/coated by the butter and can follow collectively for those who press some between two fingers. Do not over combine or it’ll flip into a big dough-like ball. It ought to look just like the picture under.
- Add the eggs separately, mixing till blended.
- In a medium sized bowl, mix the bitter cream, vegetable oil, milk, purple meals coloring, vanilla extract, and white vinegar.
- With the mixer on lowest pace regularly pour the bitter cream combination into the mixer. Improve the pace to #2 or # 3 (on a KitchenAid mixer). Combine for 2 minutes. Batter will probably be clean and nicely mixed.
- Scoop/pour the batter into the ready bundt cake pan. (In case you are utilizing a smaller bundt cake pan, needless to say the batter should not exceed ⅔ full in order that the cake has room to rise whereas baking.)
- Bake at 325 levels F for 55 -60 minutes or till an inserted wood skewer comes out clear or with only a few moist crumbs connected. Baking occasions might range and so it’s best to peek in as the top time approaches and regulate time as wanted.
- Enable the freshly baked cake to cool on a wire rack (within the pan) for about 10 minutes earlier than turning out. Enable it to chill utterly earlier than including the frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting
We will not have purple velvet cake with out cream cheese frosting- it’s such a scrumptious pairing!
This frosting is a straightforward mixture of softened butter, cream cheese, vanilla, and a pinch of salt. It’s so creamy and flavorful. We halved our regular cream cheese frosting recipe which gave us simply sufficient to brighten the highest.
Apply the cream cheese frosting to the cooled cake nevertheless you like- you may’t go improper! We piped a sample of chunky shells and rosettes utilizing a 1M star piping tip- however you may additionally slather it on prime with a small offset spatula.
FAQs
Extra Crimson Velvet Truffles
Along with at this time’s cake, we now have extra purple velvet cake recipes so that you can strive! Immediately’s recipe relies partially on our Crimson velvet cake from scratch pictured under. Now we have a terrific Crimson Velvet Pound Cake as nicely which is a little more dense than at this time’s recipe however so scrumptious.
Thanks a lot for stopping by at this time! We hope that you simply take pleasure in this Crimson Velvet Bundt Cake as a lot as we now have! Be certain that to take a look at our full assortment of cake recipes and cake adorning tutorials!
For the Cream Cheese Frosting
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Preheat oven to 325 levels. Grease and flour a bundt pan (ours had a 12 cup baking capacity- this recipe makes about 7 cups of batter).
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Add the primary 5 components into the bowl of your mixer. Combine on low pace for not less than 30 seconds to mix these dry components (cake flour, sugar, baking powder, cocoa powder, and salt).
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Add the softened butter (reduce into items) to the dry combination, mixing on low pace simply till it seems like coarse sand. The dry components will probably be moistened/coated by the butter and can follow collectively for those who press some between two fingers. Do not over-mix or it’ll flip into a big dough-like ball.
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Add the eggs separately, mixing till blended.
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In a medium sized bowl, mix the bitter cream, vegetable oil, milk, purple meals coloring, vanilla extract, and white vinegar.
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With the mixer on lowest pace regularly pour the bitter cream combination into the mixer. Improve the pace to #2 or # 3 (on a KitchenAid mixer). Combine for 2 minutes. Batter will probably be clean and nicely mixed.
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Scoop/pour the batter into the ready bundt cake pan. (In case you are utilizing a smaller bundt cake pan, needless to say the batter should not exceed ⅔ full in order that the cake has room to rise whereas baking.)
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Bake at 325 levels F for 55 -60 minutes or till an inserted wood skewer comes out clear or with only a few moist crumbs connected. Baking occasions might range and so it’s best to peek in as the top time approaches and regulate time as wanted.
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Enable the freshly baked cake to chill on a wire rack (within the pan) for about 10 minutes earlier than turning out. Enable it to chill utterly earlier than including the frosting.
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Makes roughly 7 cups cake batter
For the Cream Cheese Frosting
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Add the softened butter to the bowl of your mixer. Combine on low to medium pace till the butter is clean.
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Lower the softened cream cheese into items and add to the butter, beating at low to medium pace till included.
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Add the vanilla and salt. Steadily add the powdered sugar beating on low pace till blended.
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Improve mixing pace barely and blend till nicely mixed. Do not over combine or it’ll grow to be too smooth. If it turns into too smooth, simply refrigerate a short time to agency it up a bit.
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This frosting will pipe finest if used whereas nonetheless chilled. You can also make it prematurely, refrigerate and when prepared to make use of let it soften barely (don’t microwave) and remix.
Adorning the cake
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As soon as the cake has cooled utterly, you may both pipe the frosting onto the highest of the cake or unfold it on with a spatula. (We used a big star 1M piping tip to pipe alternating rows of shells and rosettes).
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Due to the cream cheese frosting, the cake ought to be refrigerated (in an hermetic container, below a cake dome, or in a sealed bakery field.) Nonetheless, for the easiest taste and texture, take away from the fridge a number of hours earlier than serving to permit the cake to heat and soften.
