12/12/2025
EGGLESS RED VELVET CAKE. Measuring cup used, 1 Cup = 250 ml, 1 tsp = 5 ml
Dry ingredients
1.5 cups cake flour, spooned and leveled (Refer notes)
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
Wet ingredients
1 cup milk
1 tbsp white vinegar/lemon juice
1 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup vegetable oil, flavorless (I used canola oil)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp red food color
For the sugar syrup
2 to 3 tbsp sugar dissolved in the same amount of water
For the cream cheese frosting
1/2 cup / 113 grams unsalted butter, softened
1 cup / 226 grams cream cheese, softened
2.5 cups confectioner's/icing sugar, spooned and leveled (adjust as required)
1.5 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp lemon juice, optional
Other ingredients
Grated white chocolate, as required for garnish (optional). Instructions
For the eggless red velvet cake base
Prepare an 8-inch cake pan. Grease the entire pan with oil and dust with flour. I placed a parchment paper at the bottom, for easy release of the cake from the pan. Also, preheat the oven to 350 F/ 180 C.
Preparation of buttermilk- Measure out 1 cup of milk in your liquid measuring cup. Add 1 tablespoon of distilled white vinegar/lemon juice. Mix and leave it aside for 5-10 minutes. The milk will curdle, It is ready to be used in further steps.
Meanwhile, while you wait for the milk to curdle, prepare the dry ingredients. Sift all the dry ingredients from a height, in a mixing bowl. Whisk well and set aside. Sift 2-3 times for a lighter and airy cake.
Add the prepared buttermilk, oil, sugar, vanilla extract and red food color in another mixing bowl. Whisk well until everything is well combined and you have a homogeneous mixture.
Make a well in the bowl of the dry ingredients, add the wet ingredients to the dry. Mix just until combined and no more flour pockets are visible. Do not over mix, or you will end up with a pretty dense cake.
Transfer the batter to the prepared cake tin, tap to remove air bubbles, bake at 350 F for about 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack, let it cool completely before frosting it.