Easy Vegan Red Velvet Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

VEGAN RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350F (180C). lightly grease two 8-inch round cake pans.
• In a large bowl, whisk the dry ingredients together.
• In a medium bowl, mix the wet ingredients together. Add enough red food dye so that the wet ingredients are a very vibrant red *see notes. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until the batter just comes together, don't over mix. Evenly divide batter among the cake pans. Bake 30 - 35 minutes until ta toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cakes cool in the pan before removing.
• Use a hand mixer or stand mixer to beat the cream cheese and butter together until fluffy. Add the powdered sugar and slowly mix in. Increase the speed and whip the frosting until fluffy. If the frosting is too thick, add 1 tablespoon of plant-based milk at a time, mixing in, until the desired consistency is reached. If the frosting is too sweet, add a pinch of salt and mix in. Store the frosting in the fridge until needed. Make sure the cakes are cooled completely before frosting.

HOMEMADE RED VELVET CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter and flour two 9x2-inch cake pans.
• Sift flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl and set aside.
• Whisk eggs in a large mixing bowl until yolks are broken. Add oil, buttermilk, sour cream, red food coloring, vanilla extract, and vinegar; mix to combine. Add flour mixture in 3 batches, mixing by hand as little as possible so as not to overbeat. If mixing with an electric mixer, add flour mixture and mix until just incorporated. Divide batter evenly between the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes before removing cakes from pans to cool completely on a wire rack, 20 to 30 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, whip cream cheese in a bowl using an electric mixer on high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Scrape into a different bowl.
• Sift sugar, flour, and salt together in a medium saucepan. Turn heat to medium-high and whisk in milk and vanilla extract slowly until there are no lumps. Cook until it starts to bubble and becomes thick and pudding-like, 7 to 8 minutes. Pour into a mixing bowl and refrigerate for 10 minutes.
• Whisk chilled mixture using an electric mixer with a whisk attachment for 5 minutes. Add whipped cream cheese slowly, whisking until you have a smooth frosting, about 5 minutes more. Use to frost cooled cake.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING FOR RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the cream cheese and butter on medium speed, just until blended, in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the vanilla and salt and beat until combined. With the speed on low, add the powdered sugar in 4 batches, beating until smooth between each addition. Refrigerate for 5 to 10 minutes before using.

VEGAN RED VELVET CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F and grease three 6″ cake pans or two 8″ cake pans with olive or coconut oil. Line with parchment paper and set aside. Add the apple cider vinegar to unsweetened dairy free milk and set aside to curdle for 5 minutes.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and sea salt. Set aside.
• In a stand mixer with paddle attachment or large bowl, cream the vegan butter for 2-3 minutes, until fluffy. Add in the sugar, and continue mixing until the sugar is almost dissolved into the butter. Then add in the applesauce, vanilla, and red food coloring. Mix on medium speed until combined. Add in the flour mixture and vegan buttermilk in increments of two, mixing until the flour is JUST integrated into the wet ingredients.
• Divide batter evenly amongst the cake pans. Place cake pans into the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the toothpick comes out clean.
• Let the cakes cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer them to a drying rack to cool completely before frosting.

RED VELVET CUPCAKES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING (VEGAN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line muffin pans with liners.
• Whisk together the soy milk and vinegar and set aside to curdle.
• Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl and mix.
• Add the oil, food coloring, chocolate extract, Vanilla extract and almond extract to the curdled soy milk. Whisk well to combine.
• Make well in center of dry ingredients and gently fold wet ingredients into dry, mixing until large lumps disappear.
• Do not over mix, oryour cupcakes will turn out gummy - small lumps are okay.
• Fill cupcake liners about three-quarters full as these cupcakes will rise fairly high.
• Place in hot oven and bake 18-20 minutes until done, or until toothpick inserted in cetner comes out clean.
• Cool cupcakes in the pan for five mintues, and then transfer to a cooling rack or surface to cool completely.
• For frosting:.
• Using a hand mixer, cream together margarine and cream cheese until just combined, then whip in the powdered sugar in 1/2 cup batches.
• Scrape down the sides and mix until smooth and creamy.
• Mix in the vanilla.
• Keep tightly covered and refrigerated until ready to use.