🎂❤️ Homemade Red Velvet Pound Cake – A Decadent Classic with a Twist! 🍫✨
✨ Introduction
This Red Velvet Pound Cake is rich, moist, and beautifully vibrant. Topped with a luscious cream cheese glaze, it’s a show-stopping dessert perfect for holidays, celebrations, or whenever you crave something indulgent.
🧂 Ingredients
🔸 For the Cake
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tbsp red food coloring
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
🔸 For the Cream Cheese Glaze
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2–3 tbsp milk (adjust for consistency)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat to 325°F (163°C). Grease and flour a bundt or loaf pan.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream Butter & Sugar: Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy (3–4 minutes).
- Add Eggs: Beat in eggs one at a time until fully incorporated.
- Combine Wet Ingredients: Mix buttermilk, red food coloring, vanilla, and vinegar in a separate bowl.
- Assemble Batter: Gradually add dry ingredients to butter mixture in three additions, alternating with buttermilk mixture. Start and end with dry ingredients.
- Add Baking Soda: Quickly mix in baking soda to activate the batter.
- Bake: Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 70–80 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes, then transfer to wire rack.
- Prepare Glaze: Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk until smooth and pourable.
- Finish & Serve: Drizzle glaze over cooled cake. Slice and enjoy!
⏱️ Time & Servings
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Bake Time: 70–80 minutes
- Total Time: ~1 hour 40 minutes
- Servings: 10–12 slices
✅ Conclusion
Moist, velvety, and decadent—this Red Velvet Pound Cake with cream cheese glaze is a timeless dessert that will impress every guest 🎂🍫✨.