
Prep
25 minsBake
20 minsServes
10+Difficulty
Easy
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Roll out the red carpet for the quintessential Red Velvet - a cocoa crimson cake that just can’t help being fancy!

Red Velvet Traybake Recipe
For the Red Velvet Traybake
Preheat the oven to 180°C and butter a 33 x 46cm half-sheet pan. Then set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a medium bowl with a handheld electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs, one at a time, followed by the buttermilk, food coloring, vanilla extract and vinegar.
Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt, then fold into the batter.
Spread evenly in the pan and bake for 18 to 20 minutes.
Let cool completely in the pan before frosting with cream cheese frosting.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
For the Cream Cheese Frosting
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium-high, cream together the cream cheese and butter.
Once light and fluffy, add in the icing sugar and vanilla, whipping until it is smooth and creamy.
This can be stored covered in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Ingredients – 11 items
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For the Red Velvet traybake

Butter

Fairtrade Tate & Lyle Golden Caster Sugar

Large eggs

Buttermilk

Red food colouring

Vanilla extract

Vinegar

Self raising flour

Cocoa powder

Baking soda

Salt
For the Cream Cheese Frosting

Fairtrade Tate & Lyle Icing Sugar

Cream cheese

Butter, at room temperature, cut into pieces

Vanilla extract
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very delicious