The much easier and just as flavorful solution is to use a boxed cake mix like this one by betty crocker.
Red velvet cake box mix best.
The most important trick to baking red velvet cake from a box is hiding the box and passing it off as your own.
1 ounce red food coloring.
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar.
Red velvet cake mix buttercream vanilla ice cream milk red food coloring and 2 more guinness red velvet cake tablespoon large eggs cream cheese frosting unsweetened baking cocoa guinness and 4 more.
1 8 ounce package cream cheese.
The single box of mix provides plenty of options too.
Here are the cake mixes available in stores or online.
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.
In a large bowl prepare the red velvet cake batter.
1 1 oz bottle red food coloring.
In a separate bowl combine cream cheese powdered sugar and vanilla stirring until there are no lumps.
You simply stir the mix with water egg and oil then bake.
Cup vegetable oil.
8 duncan hines red velvet.
1 tsp baking soda.
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 stick butter 1 2 cup 1 tbsp vinegar.
The pudding sour cream and buttermilk make a dense bakery style cake.
You won t need to use any unconventional or messy dyes to achieve that perfect deep red hue.
Preheat oven to 375 f 190 c.
If you re looking for an easy last minute dessert these boxed cake mix recipes are your best friend.
1 box butter cake mix.
1 cup cold milk.
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.