Description
A beautiful and delicious cake perfect for Valentine’s Day celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- Red food coloring
- 1 cup cream cheese
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- Fresh strawberries for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
- In a bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
- Stir in milk and vanilla extract.
- In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet mixture.
- Divide the batter and add red food coloring to one half.
- Pour the batters into the prepared pans.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans.
- For frosting, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Frost the cooled cake and decorate with fresh strawberries.
Notes
- Use fresh ingredients for better taste.
- Adjust food coloring for desired shade of red.
- Store in the fridge if not served immediately.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: valentines day cake aesthetic, romantic cake, red velvet cake