Red Velvet Cake - Doctored Cake Mix Recipe
We loved the chocolate flavor of this cake so much that we didn't want to remove any of the cocoa. However, if you'd prefer a deeper red, you can remove some of the cocoa and add more coloring. It's up to you! (But we love it just as it is!)
Red Velvet Cake - Doctored Cake Mix Recipe
This delicious Red Velvet Cake is super moist and has just the right amount of chocolate flavor. I love red velvet year-round, but especially for Christmas and winter gatherings!
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix, sifted (15.25 box mix) plus 6 Tablespoons (45g) flour ( I used Duncan Hines Classic Yellow Mix)
- ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
- 5 Tablespoons (24g) unsweetened cocoa powder ( I sift the cocoa , then measure or weight
- ½ cup (107g) vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons (8g) vanilla extract
- ½ cup (121g) milk
- 1 cup (242g) sour cream
- 2 Tablespoons (24g) red food coloring ( if you want a brighter red color to your cake, add 3 Tablespoons)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Grease and flour 2 eight inch round pans
In the bowl of your mixer, place the cake mix plus flour, sugar, sifted cocoa. Whisk to blend these ingredients together. Then add all the remaining ingredients.
Begin mixing on low speed, increasing to medium speed for 1 minute. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl. Beat at medium speed for 1 more minute (longer if using a hand mixer.
Pour into prepared pans and bake for 30 - 35 minutes (check at 30 minutes). The cake is done when a toothpick comes out clean or with a just a few crumbs attached. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes then turn out.
Makes 6 ¼ cups batter
Works well for cupcakes
We frosted with our Pipeable Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
*You may like to try our fantastic Red Velvet Cake recipe from scratch as we mentioned above! Print this one out for later: Delicious Red Velvet Cake from Scratch
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I made this red velvet recipe for this cake. I usually don't like red velvet cake- this I liked. The extra cocoa in the recipe makes the difference. I did add more food coloring as was suggested. Thanks for the recipe-it's a keeper!
Hi Janet, Your cake looks wonderful!! We are so happy you like the recipe!!
@Janet- Your cake looks fabulous! Love the colors & flowers. So happy that you enjoyed the cake recipe!
Has anyone tried to double this doctored box red Velvet Cake recipe using boxed cake mix?
What kind of food coloring are you using? Gel colors, AmeriColor, Betty Crocker? Thanks!
Hi Marci, We have not doubled the recipe but doctored cake mix recipes can be doubled with no problem.
Hi T, For the red velvet cake we used McCormick liquid red food color.
@Marci Dees - I did double the recipe to make the cake posted. It worked just fine. I do bake my cakes at 325 degrees instead of 350.
I tried this cake and think it is very good! Thank you for finding a doctored version. Also for the doubling info:)
Melissa,
Is there a way to use the yellow/white durable cake mix and make it a Red Velvet Durable cake mix for carving?
Can you use buttermilk instead of milk?
Hi Linda, It would be adding a little extra acidity since you already have sour cream in the recipe, but I think it would be fine.
thank you for this, i always wanted to know more about this topic.