The Best Red Velvet Cake Recipe 

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I love that you are never afraid to show us mistakes. Some bakers always show only their best on camera, it makes those that can not match them feel unworthy.

My mom said he talks alot 😂😂 but when i prepared the recipe and she tested it she said it was worth it

For the Cake: 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour (300g) 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature (113g) 1 ½ cups granulated sugar (300g) 2 large eggs room temperature 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 tablespoons cocoa powder 1 cup buttermilk room temperature (240ml) 1 tablespoon white vinegar 1 to 2 tablespoons liquid red food coloring For the Cream Cheese Frosting: 2 8-ounce blocks cream cheese room temperature (454g) 1 ½ cups unsalted butter room temperature (340g) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Pinch kosher salt 1 ½ pounds confectioners sugar sifted (5½ cups/675g)

I made this yesterday for my daughter in law's birthday after reviewing multiple recipes for red velvet cake. Your's seemed most likely to be successful... It was! She loved it! Probably the most tender, delicate cake I've ever made. My husband, not a frosting fan, thought it was delicious and frosting was perfect. I did two 9-inch layers. Baking time in my oven was a little more than 20 minutes as a result. Even though layers weren't terribly domed, I trimmed the tops just a bit. I salvaged and crumbled up those discards for the decoration around the bottom edge of the frosted cake. I didn't bake a separate cupcake. All said, the cake turned out very impressive in looks and taste. 😊 Thank you! BTW, my daughter in law loves your channel too!

Hey! I made this cake today! And the texture and taste was heavenly!! The cake itself was so moist and soft that my family members had it all even before covering it with frosting 🤦🏻‍♀️

I like that you're not afraid to show your mistakes in your videos. Thats how cooking truly is. No one is perfect in the kitchen 100% of the time. Great job with the cake!

I made this for Christmas. My family loves red velvet cake and my mom says this was the best cake she ever had. Just the right amount of sweetness. Thank you John! I had to deny myself a bigger piece lol

I love the way you are presenting this and not being afraid to show the mistakes. You’re my favourite baker since I watched one of your videos and if I want a recipe I type “preppy kitchen …..” because I know your recipes always work ☺️

This is a family favorite! We love it with the more traditional cooked flour frosting. There was a woman in my home town who was famous for her red velvet cake. My mother had her make 2 sheet cakes for after my wedding dance. When she went put out the cakes, only one was there....we never did find out who took (stole) the other red velvet...her cakes were that good! Thanks for the video, the cake is beautiful!

I love love love how you keep the outtakes or bloopers in your video. other recipe videos are so clean and pristine and I'm just like...HOW. Your videos are so fun to watch and i enjoy your recipes very much. thanks for sharing!!!

I cannot believe this video came out today!!! Tomorrow a dear sweet young lady is turning 20 years old and this is the PERFECT cake for her. I already got the decorations (little pink hearts with sparkly gold sprinkles).

This is so funny, I was just planning on making red velvet cake and I follow a lot of your recipes and here is a brand new red velvet cake video! I will definitely be trying this recipe, thanks John!!

This was the best by far red velvet cake recipe I've ever made. Threw out my old recipe... this one was great

I love watching you bake. Red velvet cake preperation would've been challenging but you make it look so easy.

Thank you, historian / chemist / baker John! It's always so nice to hear how and why the recipes are done a certain way.

Red velvet cake is my daughter's favorite. I "have" to make it every year for her birthday. This by far looks to be the perfect cake!!

I absolutely love how you make it look effortless and fun. It encourages me to make your recipes. 🤗 thank you!

I have been learning to bake using your videos over the last few months. Thank you so much. I am really enjoying it!

Hey John, I just wanted to let you know that there might’ve been a slight mix up in your recipe with ingredients listed, you mentioned here that you used 150 grams of sugar and in the online recipe it says 300, for anyone reading this i believe 150 grams is the correct amount, anything more than that would make the creaming very difficult (i did this twice because of the mix up) so i would say please correct this information🙏

I am from India. I prepared this cake yesterday on my son's birthday. It turned out so well. A BIG thanks to you. 😊😊😊😊😊

I love red velvet also. Had never heard or it until I was in high school and a family friend would make it for special occasions. She always made it super red so for me that nostalgic deep red seems to make it taste better😀. I also like the oil based version, it's super moist.

Nicely done. Our family recipe has hint of cherry flavor and hint of almond flavor added to the cake as well and does a butter/béchamel/sugar frosting. It is the best cake ever IMO. I find the traditional cream cheese frosting over shadows the amazing light cake and subtle flavors.

This is my new favorite cake of all time! It's delicious it's moist it's THE BEST RED VELVET CAKE !! I made this for my guests and they were inlove!

Delicious recipe! My whole family loved it. I did it for my sons and I's birthday and everyone loved it

I am so happy I attempted this cake! I have a small oven & it was a huge hit! Thank you! Your recipes are so fun to follow! ❤️❤️❤️

This has to be my favorite recipe of yours. Red velvet cake is SO delicious 😋

My gfs favorite cake is red velvet i promised her I would make one and I know your recipes never fail me ! Thank you so much! sending love to you and your family 🥺🫶🏽🩷

I so appreciate that you work out the perfect recipe. Love all your recipes. Thanks for sharing.

Not only do I enjoy watching your videos on repeat 😍, but every recipe of yours that I've tried also became a family favorite in our household. Thanks for all the joy you bring 💞

I remember getting notification when he posted this and thinking to myself, “Well, I’ll have to try this one!” I did, and this is THE BEST cake I’ve ever made. It turned out better all the other red velvets I’ve made. |•This man is the reason I am not as intimidated about baking as I used to be.•| Thank you, John. Lots of love from India.

I love how real your channel is. I check for your videos every morning before i start my day. Lots of Love in South Africa

I love all of your matching kitchen tools. So satisfying 😊

YES ! Please make a video on cake decorating tips 🥰 Thank you for uploading this video looks delicious

I love all your recipes, you’re a wonderful baker and very upbeat and funny. I have been struggling to find a professional tutorial for fondant for three layered cakes or tiered cakes so that might be an idea you could try.

I saw this on all your videos idc if it's you making chocolate milk we want all the videos and all the tips and tricks. Your videos make everyone better in the kitchen and we love it

Your such an inspiration to me, watching you encouraged me to get out there and do it. Thank you for always being you love your vibes always

My mouth is definitely watering over this one! Love everything you make… I just made your chocolate chip cake to rave reviews. Love all your videos and your whole vibe. Thank you!!

I made a 2 tier 9 inch cake. Used 1 cup less powdered sugar in the frosting though. The whole thing came out amazing. The tips you share and following the video step by step made it so simple and easy.

You make it look so easy!!! I love red velvet cake!!! Thank you for sharing this recipe with us!!! I will definitely be trying this recipe!!! God bless!!!

I made this cake for my sons Birthday and it was AMAZING! I even learned how to make buttermilk. 😋Thank you!

I've been getting into baking cakes lately and I'd LOVE a video on cake decorating tips. I can't seem to get the frosting to be completely smooth on the sides. I've done your other red velvet cake and it was amazing, I just wish I used more food coloring since mine came out brownish pink too. I'm going to do this cake as well, I love that it uses butter instead of oil.

I wondered when I saw the thumbnail, "didn't John already do this?!" Nope. That was me, making this cake last year and the year before for my husband's birthday. Can confirm: it's delicious! I've also made the historic version complete with ermine frosting. It was good too, but tbh, everything needs more chocolate. So no, John. It wasn't too chocolatey at all!

Your one of the most real people! Like nothing fake about you and that is so amazing!

No matter how long the video is .or how much he speak...I just never get bored. U share so informative and cute videos..preppy. love u💕

I’ve tried many of your recipes. They always come out so good! Can’t wait to try this one 🥰

Hello Preppy. I actually made this cake and it turned out wonderfully... Only change is I had to add extra eggs as our eggs here in Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹 are very small and I noticed your mixture was more runny than mine. I thought I'd have gotten a pink velvet, but I also realised that with Wilton's gel food coloring, the color darkens when baked. Two thumbs up!!

I made this cake yesterday amd it was soooo goood, deliciuos and so soft🍰. I made this cake for my fathers birthday and everyone loved my cake😋

This cake looks amazing - thank you John

Great video! Two things: I love the cake strips also, you gave me the idea a few years ago and it was a huge game changer! Also, I like the pastry cream type frosting that some consider the original red velvet cake frosting, it is amazing also, instead of cream cheese frosting!

Red velvet is my absolute favorite dessert! But it never tastes quite right when I try to make it myself... Maybe with this recipe I'll finally be able to make one that's as good as the ones you buy!!

I love how authentic you are and keeping it real!!

Making this today would be great for Valentines! Thank you thank you

I just did this recipe for some cupcakes! It’s really good, the recipe was enough to make 35 cupcakes of 30grs each. I also added chocolate chips for that extra chocolate flavor 🤤 and they turned out peeeeerfect ! Thank you preppy chef ☺️☺️☺️☺️

The way he just walked out of the kitchen: “Oh no I forgot something!” Made me laugh! You never cease to amaze me with your recipes, John! Keep up the good work!

YES! Of course we need a new cake decorating video 😍

i always watch your videos on my breaks at work because they calm me down. thank you for what you do!!

Try gel colour. Also, ermine frosting is the classic pairing with this cake. Fun video though, I always enjoy watching! Regarding the creamed cheese frosting, there is a technique in the beating process that can make it the most light and fluffy almost like italian buttercream and super easy to work with. It takes a while but totally worth it.

Thank you for the recipe! The cake looks delicious!

I just love watching your videos. u make it so much fun and you clearly are just like one of us when you show your goofy funny side. luv u John ❤️ keep up the good work!

Ingredients Flour- 300g (2&1/2 cups) Kosher salt- 6g (1 tsp) Baking soda- 6g (1 tsp) Butter- 113g (1/2 cup) Sugar- 150g (1&1/2 cup) Eggs - 2 pieces Vanilla extract - 10ml (2 tsp) Butter milk- 240 ml (1cup) Vinegar - 15 ml (1 Tbsp) Coco powder- 3 Tbsp Colour- 1 tsp

This looks very yummy 😋 😍 👌

One of the sweetest bakers!

"A little kiss of chocolate" Amazing! Such a pleasure to watch your videos!

I've baked the red velvet cake yesterday following your recipe and it turned out to be super moist and velvety😍🤤.Thank you so much for sharing your delicious recipes with us😊

This looks Amazing 🤩 and your personality always comes through - thanks

i love cakes! Amazing how you manage to stay so slim! Thank you for the video!

Thanks for the recipe ❤️❤️❤️ It's lovely 😍

I love red velvet cake John! My birthday was yesterday, and this would make a great birthday cake. Love it! 🎂 😋

i literally just used this recipe and video to make my first cake, i dont know where i went wrong but my icing is soo runny, made a huge mess in the kitchen and got a word or two from mum, but tasted too good, i ate the dough mix, someone said ill get food poisoning, i feel fine now, waiting for the cake to come out of the fridge to eat so ill tell you if i die, i made a cupcake too but didnt crumble it up. ended up eating it, also mine looks brown. not red. i used a whole tube of red gel

Would LOVE a video on cake decorating tips! Yes, please! 😀

Thank you so much for this recipe. I’m going to try to make this for my daughter’s birthday in a few weeks. I love that you show your mistakes as well. It makes me feel better knowing that the best Chefs make mistakes. I’d love to see a cake decorating video. ♥️🎂

The original frosting for Red Velvet cake isn’t a cream cheese based frosting - it’s milk and flour briefly cooked til thick then refrigerate til cold - then comes the butter, salt and vanilla. And I strongly recommend using a high power stand mixer because this frosting breaks then comes back together after several mins . Oh and for the red food colouring, use 2 1oz bottles of food colouring not 1 2oz bottle and yes there is a major diff in the outcome. The 1oz bottles always makes a deep DEEP rich dark red crumb whereas the 2oz bottle generally makes a dark pink to light red .

Let’s see a comparison with the original cake!

I really love your kitchen's decoration ❤

I love that you showed the "mistake" with the first not-red-enough batch. It would have been really easy to just cut to the remade cakes, but showing that you redid it really helps other amateur bakers to know that mistakes are normal and ok, and even the best bakers mess up sometimes!

Omg best red velvet cake ever. I halved the ingredients and made the most divine bento ❤️❤️

Thank you for showing or telling us the ingredients in Grams and litres. It helps a lot.

It looks wonderfully delicious! I love your style of presenting, so much fun to watch. The family recipe I have always used calls for Wesson oil, so its interesting to see your recipe with no oil. I will try it. I love how you decorated the cake.

This was the goofiest vid I've seen so far... You're so adorable. I'm making your cream cheese frosting this weekend! Ilysm.

I had to use this recipe after watching it several times and it really turns out perfect, very delicious. You just gained another follower

Definitely going to make this next week for valentine's day, in the shape of a heart, aaaaah so excited!!

Hi, I made this & it came out so perfect like you said❤. My son & my co-workers love it so much, thank you😘.

I love all your recipes! This is definitely a must try too.

I just love your videos. Thank you! Keep doing what you are doing! It’s amazing.

I hv been waiting to make red velvet since years now .. finally got the whole motivation .. it’s my friend bday this weekend .. so planning to give a try .. fingers crossed It’s gonna be my first cake with the frosting as usually I make plain cakes without any toppings

The best video for my home baking.

You rock, dude! All of your videos are awesome. Can't wait to give this one a try; Thanks for the recipe!

Yes!!! Cake decorating video please!! Love your videos!! It’s like I’m cooking with my BFF

Love your sense of humor! Love the recipes too!

I will definitely try this recipe out... Thank you

Red velvet cake is my absolute favourite. I tried many recipes but it never tasted like a perfect red velvet. Your recipe is so freaking amazing, I got compliments like it's better than the bakery I have made it thrice in the last month ❤❤❤

Tried this today wow it's come out amazing 😍😍Thank you John 😍😊🙏.

Omg its like your a mind reader really needed this thanks for yet again another wonderful recpie

I made this recipe for my boyfriend’s birthday and it was an absolute hit! It was such a beautiful, moist cake and everyone loved it. I think the only thing I’d do differently next time I make this is add more food colouring. I added about two tablespoons but i didn’t use gel food colouring so I think that had an impact? Anyway, thank you for this absolutely wonderful recipe. Your recipes are my go to for cakes and bakes and they’re always a crowd pleaser.

Love his baking!

John you read my mind. My birthday is just around the corner and I thought of making a red velvet cake. As I clicked on RU-vid there you were with this lovely cake.

Breathtaking recipe 😍 made it today ! 😋 thank you so much 😄❤

Yes! Please and thank you for tips and tricks for cake decorating.🥰👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I am so thankful for the science tips you gave along the way! Im a science geek/educator. Life is so much better when we understand the WHY. Lol! I started making homemade bread a few months ago. Before that time I didn’t know anything abt diff types of flour, never mind, what a gluten network was. 😂 I’m 42 yrs old, have been baking since childhood & never understood WHY baking ingredients were combined or creamed together in a certain order & in different ways, until today, thanks to you! Hallelujah! Baking is actually making some sort of sense to me now. I never realized until your video why it would be important to combine flour at the very end! The biggest lightbulb went off when I heard you say that now thatI ama bread maker! Of course, we don’t want to activate the gluten! 🤣 Yes, yes, yes! Also love your tips about acidic ingredients, and low & slow tip abt frosting. You’re awesome! I am definitely watching more of your videos! Thank you much! 💕🙏🏼🤩