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Red Velvet Layer Cake with Purple Cream Cheese Frosting and Blackberries
This red velvet cake is a fun twist on classic red velvet, with the same soft, tender crumb but purple cream cheese frosting you love. It's an easy layer cake that's perfect for birthdays, holidays, or anytime you want a showstopping dessert with a pop of color.
Servings: 10
Equipment
- Two 9-inch round cake pans
- Electric mixer (stand or hand mixer)
- Wire cooling rack
- Offset icing spatula
- Sifter
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1 ½ cups coconut oil, or vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon purple food coloring, or more for desired color
- 1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 16 oz cream cheese, 2 packages, softened
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, 1 ½ sticks, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon purple food coloring, or more for desired color
Decoration
- blueberries
- blackberries
Instructions
Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
- Sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder in a medium bowl.
- In a large bowl, mix the oil, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vinegar, and vanilla.
- Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and blend until smooth, about 2 minutes on medium-high speed.
- Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove the cakes from the oven and let them cool in the pans on a wire rack.
- Once cooled enough to handle, remove the cakes from the pans and cool completely on the wire rack.
- Once fully cooled, slice each cake horizontally to create 4 thinner layers, if desired.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- Beat the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla together in a mixing bowl until smooth and creamy.
- Gradually add the confectioners' sugar and cocoa powder, beating until fluffy.
- Add the purple food coloring and blend well, adjusting with more purple, or a touch of red or blue, until you reach the color you want.
- If the frosting feels too thin, add a little more confectioners' sugar to thicken it.
- Frost the cooled cake layers using an offset icing spatula.
- Decorate with berries or other toppings as desired, then slice and serve.
Nutrition Facts
Red Velvet Layer Cake with Purple Cream Cheese Frosting and Blackberries
Amount per Serving
Calories
813
% Daily Value*
Fat
64
g
98
%
Saturated Fat
46
g
288
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
10
g
Cholesterol
117
mg
39
%
Sodium
525
mg
23
%
Potassium
160
mg
5
%
Carbohydrates
108
g
36
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
33
g
37
%
Protein
8
g
16
%
Vitamin A
1116
IU
22
%
Calcium
88
mg
9
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only. This information comes from online calculators. Although whatsinthepan.com attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
