Mile High Red Velvet Pound Cake recipe
This Mile High Red Velvet Pound Cake is the perfect dessert for a party, the Christmas season or even for love day!
Servings: 20 people
Ingredients
- Pound Cake Ingredients:
- 4 c All Purpose Flour
- 4 c Granulated Sugar
- 2 c Unsalted Butter - room temperature
- 10 Large Eggs - room temperature
- 1 c Buttermilk - room temperature
- ½ c Cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 2 tsps Vinegar
- 4 tsps Vanilla extract
- ½ tablespoon Red Gel food coloring
- Pound Cake Glaze:
- 4 oz. Cream Cheese - room temperature
- 2 ½ c Powdered Sugar
- 2 tbsps Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- ¼ c Chopped pecans - optional
Instructions
- Pound Cake Instructions:
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
- Using a hand or stand mixer, begin creaming the butter and slowly add the sugar to the butter. Mix until light and fluffy (approximately 5 minutes).
- Mix in the vanilla extract.
- Then add the eggs one at a time until combined.
- Add the cocoa powder to the batter and mix until combined.
- Next, add the food coloring and mix until combined.
- Combine the flour, salt, and baking powder. Add the flour mixture to the bowl, alternating with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
- Lastly, add the vinegar to the batter and mix until combined.
- Spray your 18-cup bundt pan with baking spray and then pour the batter into the pan spreading evenly.
- Bake the cake for approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.(Insert a wooden toothpick into the center of the cake. The cake is done when the toothpick comes out clean.)
- Allow the cake to cool for approximately 10 - 15 minutes before removing it from the pan to complete the cooling process. Allow it to cool completely before the glaze.
- Glaze Instructions:
- Using a hand or stand mixer, blend the cream cheese, vanilla, and powdered sugar together until a smooth texture is formed. Start slowly and increase the speed as the ingredients begin to combine.
- Slowly add in the milk until your desired texture is formed. More milk may be added to reach your desired consistency.
- Add the glaze to your cake as desired. If using pecans, add them on top of the cake. Allow the glaze to set then serve.