Description
A light and elegant pink velvet cake with a soft vanilla flavor, tender crumb, and creamy whipped topping. Perfect for birthdays, showers, or any special occasion.
Ingredients
Pink Velvet Cake
13 oz cake flour
12 oz granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
5 oz egg whites (room temperature)
4 oz vegetable oil
10 oz buttermilk (room temperature)
6 oz unsalted butter (softened)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 drops electric pink food coloring
Stabilized Whipped Cream
24 oz heavy whipping cream (cold)
4 oz powdered sugar
2 teaspoons powdered gelatin
1 tablespoon cold water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon heavy cream
1 cup fresh raspberries (optional garnish)
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 335º F. Prepare three 6″x2″ cake pans with baking spray or cake goop.
2. In a stand mixer, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix for 10 seconds.
3. In one bowl, mix ½ cup buttermilk and oil. In another, mix remaining buttermilk, egg whites, vanilla, and food coloring.
4. Add softened butter to dry ingredients. Mix until texture is like coarse sand.
5. Add milk and oil mixture. Mix until combined. Increase speed and mix for 2 minutes.
6. Reduce speed, add egg white mixture in 3 batches, mixing 15 seconds between each.
7. Scrape bowl, pour batter into pans filling ¾ full. Bake 35–40 minutes.
8. Tap pans on counter once after baking. Cool 10 minutes in pan, then flip onto a wire rack.
9. To make stabilized whipped cream, bloom gelatin in water 5 minutes. Microwave 5 seconds until melted.
10. Stir in 1 tsp heavy cream to warm gelatin.
11. Whip cold cream to soft peaks, add sugar and vanilla, then slowly add gelatin. Whip to stiff peaks.
12. Frost and decorate chilled cake layers. Garnish with raspberries if desired.
Notes
All ingredients should be at room temperature unless specified.
Use a kitchen scale for best accuracy.
Wrap cooled cakes in plastic and chill before frosting.
Stabilized whipped cream helps keep layers firm and presentable.
Cake freezes well. Thaw wrapped at room temp before use.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Cakes Recipes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American