The most decadent, moist, and delicious red velvet cake - made into a Bundt cake!
Ingredients
Red Velvet Cake
3/4cup buttermilk room temperature
2/3cupsour cream room temperature
3wholelarge eggsroom temperature
1/3cup vegetable oil
1 Tablespoonpure vanilla
1/4cupall purpose flour
1 15.22oz boxRed Velvet Cake MixI prefer Duncan Hines for the best flavor, but you can use any similar brands from the baking aisle.
Half Batch Almond Cream Cheese Frosting
2sticks (or 1 cup)unsalted butterLeft out at room temperature for about 10 minutes
6ozcream cheeseLeft out at room temperature for about 10 minutes, too.
1pinchsalt
2teaspoonspure vanilla
1teaspoon almond extract
5cupspowdered sugar
1/8 cup heavy cream (and more if needed for thinning)
Extras
1/2cupValentine's Day Sprinkles
1bundt pan
Instructions
For the Red Velvet Cake
Preheat oven to 325 degrees and prep a bundt pan with either a swipe of shortening and a dust of flour, or Bakers Joy spray, etc, to prevent sticking. Set aside.
In a large bowl, hand-whisk together the buttermilk, sour cream, eggs, vegetable oil, vanilla, and flour until completely combined. Sift in the red velvet cake mix and gently stir until all the powder has been incorporated. Don't overmix.
Spread the batter evenly in the prepared bundt pan, and bake for 35-40 minutes until the center is completely baked (but don't overbake!). Remove from the oven, let cool in the pan for about a minute, then flip the cake out onto a wire rack to cool.
Almond Cream Cheese Buttercream
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, whip up the butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
Add in the salt, vanilla, and almond extract and whip up again.
With the mixer on the lowest speed, add in the powdered sugar, then the heavy cream. Add a touch more heavy cream if needed, then turn the mixer on the highest speed for 2 minutes to add a soft texture and volume.
Assembly
Add the buttercream to a piping bag without a tip, and snip off the end to create a small opening. Starting almost at the bottom of the sides of the bundt cake, pipe a straight (or curved, depending on the bundt design you used) line from the sides to the middle. Repeat. Add sprinkles on top and enjoy!