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Red Velvet Loaf Cake

This is the most delicious Red Velvet Loaf Cake and it is incredibly soft. It has a beautiful red velvet swirl throughout the loaf, giving a hint of cocoa flavor, and the most soft and fluffy texture plus it’s topped with a delicious cream cheese frosting giving it a perfect balance of sweetness and tanginess. This loaf cake makes an elegant, yet simple dessert, perfect for special occasions or as an everyday treat.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16 slices
Calories 310 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

RED VELVET LOAF CAKE

  • 270 g all-purpose flour
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 110 g butter room temperature
  • 200 g granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 200 g sour cream 14-18% room temperature
  • 30 g vegetable oil
  • 1 ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened Dutch cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon white vinegar
  • ½ - 1 teaspoon red gel food coloring or vegan food coloring amount depending on your food color, see if it needs more for a deep red color

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

  • 100 g butter
  • 50 g full-fat cream cheese
  • 180 g powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract

The US customary cup measurement serves as a rough estimate, as it can have uncertainties, so for precise results, it's recommended to weigh your ingredients using a digital scale in grams. Baking is both an art and a science, which most often requires precision and accuracy.

Instructions
 

RED VELVET LOAF CAKE

  • Preheat the oven at 175ºC/350ºF conventional oven and grease a 21,5 x 11,5 cm /8,5x4,5 inch loaf pan lined with parchment paper.
  • Sift together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and set it aside.
    270 g all-purpose flour, ¾ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt
  • Add granulated sugar and butter to a large bowl and using a stand mixer, with a paddle attachment, or a hand mixer, mix it together on high speed for 3 minutes.
    110 g butter, 200 g granulated sugar
  • Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the eggs one at a time into the mixture and on medium speed mix until combined.
    2 large eggs
  • Continue by adding ½ of the flour mixture on low speed. Then add the sour cream, vegetable oil and vanilla extract and mix it in. Then add the other half of the flour mixture and give it a final mix until just combined. Scape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula to make sure all the ingredients have been incorporated.
    200 g sour cream 14-18%, 30 g vegetable oil, 1 ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Add ½ of the batter into a separate bowl and add the cocoa powder, white vinegar and red gel food coloring. Gently fold it together with a rubber spatula until combined and it's all an even color.
    1 tablespoon unsweetened Dutch cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon white vinegar, ½ - 1 teaspoon red gel food coloring or vegan food coloring
  • Alternate by adding a bit of each of the two batters into the prepared pans and with a butter knife swirl the two batters together.
  • Bake it for 55-60 minutes.
  • Let the cake cool on a wire rack. After 10 minutes, gently remove the cake from the loaf tin and let it cool down completely.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

  • Once the cake is completely cooled down, take the butter and cream cheese out of the fridge 10 minutes before starting. Cut the butter into cubes. Sift the powdered sugar.
    100 g butter, 50 g full-fat cream cheese, 180 g powdered sugar
  • In your stand mixer, using the paddle attachment or using a hand mixer, start by creaming the butter for 5 minutes on high speed. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and give it another mix for 2 minutes.
  • Add the vanilla bean paste and cream cheese and cream it together with the butter for 1 minute.
    ½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
  • Scrape down the sides of the bowl and on low speed, mix the sifted powdered sugar in 2 parts, letting the powdered sugar mix in with butter and cream cheese before adding the next part. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and give it a final mix.
  • Add the cream cheese frosting on top of the loaf cake and event it out. It's ready to be enjoyed.

Nutrition

Calories: 310kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 3gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 59mgSodium: 234mgPotassium: 54mgFiber: 1gSugar: 24gVitamin A: 478IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 36mgIron: 1mg
Keyword cream cheese frosting, loaf cake, red velvet
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