You won t need to use any unconventional or messy dyes to achieve that perfect deep red hue.
Red velvet cake box mix best.
1 stick butter 1 2 cup 1 tbsp vinegar.
1 cup cold milk.
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar.
The much easier and just as flavorful solution is to use a boxed cake mix like this one by betty crocker.
Cup vegetable oil.
You simply stir the mix with water egg and oil then bake.
If you re looking for an easy last minute dessert these boxed cake mix recipes are your best friend.
The pudding sour cream and buttermilk make a dense bakery style cake.
Here are the cake mixes available in stores or online.
1 1 oz bottle red food coloring.
Red velvet out of the box cake this doctored red velvet cake mix is better than one made cake from scratch.
Mix in a couple dollops of sour cream to add a tangy taste typical of red velvet cake or stir one box of dry vanilla instant pudding with the batter to make the cake extra moist.
Prevent browning the edges red velvet cake doesn t look or taste nearly as good when the edges of the cake become brown and dry while cooking.
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder.
In a large bowl prepare the red velvet cake batter.
Preheat oven to 375 f 190 c.
1 ounce red food coloring.
Assembling this decadent layer cake made of buttermilk cocoa powder and a heavy dose of red food coloring requires its own tender loving care you might as well get a little help from your preferred cake brand.
The most important trick to baking red velvet cake from a box is hiding the box and passing it off as your own.
1 box butter cake mix.
1 8 ounce package cream cheese.
8 duncan hines red velvet.
The single box of mix provides plenty of options too.
Ingredients 1 box yellow cake mix sifted 15 25 box mix plus 6 tablespoons 45g flour i used duncan hines classic yellow mix 1 2 cup 100g granulated sugar 5 tablespoons 24g unsweetened cocoa powder i sift the cocoa then measure or weight 1 2 cup 107g vegetable oil 3 large eggs 2.