Mother's Day Pink Velvet Cake Recipe
This Mother's Day Pink Velvet Cake Recipe is truly special. The cake tastes soft and lovely. The crumb feels moist and tender.
Ingredients
Cake Batter
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups sugar
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ½ cup softened butter
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp almond extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- Pink gel food color
Frosting
- 2 cups cream cheese
- 1 cup salted butter
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease pans with butter.
- Line base with parchment.
- Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt.
- Beat butter and sugar fluffy.
- Add eggs one at once.
- Add oil, vanilla, almond extract.
- Add flour mix slowly.
- Add buttermilk gently.
- Add pink color slowly.
- Pour batter into pans.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes.
- Cool cakes fully.
- Beat frosting ingredients smooth.
- Frost cooled cakes evenly.
Notes
- Use gel color for brightness.
- Do not overmix the batter.
- Frost only cooled cakes.
- Add more cream if thick.
- Chill cake before slicing.
- Add edible flowers for beauty.
- Use warm knife for clean slices.