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12 Best Red Velvet Wedding Cake Recipe Ideas For Your Special Day

When it comes to your special wedding day, one of the most important parts to get right is the cake. After all, you’ll be ceremoniously cutting it with your partner, before all your guests get to enjoy a slice.

12 Best Red Velvet Wedding Cake Recipe Ideas For Your Special Day

As a result, it’s crucial that you have a mouth watering, sumptuous, and scrumptious cake!

Though there are loads of different types of cake you can choose for your special day, a red velvet wedding cake is one of the very best.

Red velvet cake is a cake that’s unique in both its taste and appearance, with its deliciously spongy and subtle chocolate flavor and its attractive red and white look.

The sponge is red, while the icing is creamy white, and it all adds up to make a cake that looks expensive and refined.

In our delicious guide below, we’ve got the 12 best red velvet wedding cake recipe ideas for your special day(see also: 7 Best Four Tier Wedding Cake Recipe Ideas For Your Special Day)(see also: 7 Best Country Wedding Cake Recipe Ideas For Your Special Day)(see also: 15 Best Almond Wedding Cake Recipe Ideas For Your Special Day)(see also: 15 Best Gold Wedding Cake Recipe Ideas For Your Special Day)(see also: 15 Best Strawberry Wedding Cake Recipe Ideas For Your Special Day)(see also: 15 Best Succulent Wedding Cake Recipe Ideas For Your Special Day)(see also: 10 Best Beach Wedding Cake Recipe Ideas For Your Special Day)(see also: 10 Best Lemon Wedding Cake Recipe Ideas For Your Special Day). Your wedding will be looking even fancier (and tastier!) in no time!

12 Best Red Velvet Wedding Cake Recipe Ideas For Your Special Day

1. Red Velvet Wedding Cake Recipe

First on our list is this red velvet wedding cake recipe that’s sure to leave your wedding guests – and you – absolutely delighted. It’s an easy recipe to follow, and it makes use of all the ingredients you would expect.

This means you’ll need cake baking essentials like cake flour, eggs, sugar, baking soda, and more.

The sponge gets its famous red appearance from the inclusion of red gel color, while some cocoa powder helps to give the cake a subtle chocolate edge. Delicious!

Better yet, this recipe includes specific measurements that will allow you to make the cake for all different sizes of pan. Whatever size pan you have, this recipe should have you covered!

2. Red Velvet Wedding Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Our next recipe uses cream cheese frosting, a favorite for red velvet cakes that really helps to give the cake a slightly tangy, pleasant kick.

Even better, this recipe is extremely easy to make, taking just 30 minutes of preparation time and a further 30 minutes of cooking time (then plenty of cooling time!)

For the cake, you’ll need 4 large eggs, some baking soda, unsalted butter, cake flour, and other baking staples. Red food coloring gives the cake its red shade, and you can use liquid or gel.

3. Red Velvet Wedding Cake Topped With Red Velvet Crumble Recipe

Another great recipe for a red velvet wedding cake here, this one stands out from the crowd for a variety of reasons.

The key reason is that it has an optional red velvet crumble topping, which helps to give the cake a bit of crunch, which contrasts well with the creamy frosting and the soft sponge. 

You’ll need all the typical ingredients for the cake itself, while the red velvet crumble uses red velvet cake mix, red color gel, and some unsalted butter.

The sponge has a cream cheese frosting to give the dessert a little tang.

4. Delicious Red Velvet Wedding Cake Recipe 

Next on our list is this recipe for a delicious, soft red velvet cake that’s perfect for your special wedding day.

You’ll need a handful of ingredients, including eggs, vanilla extract, baking soda, cake flour (not self-rising though), sugar, and more.

2 tablespoons of cocoa help to give the red velvet cake a touch of chocolate taste.

Ingredients are mixed together according to the recipe, and then the mixture is baked for about 30-35 minutes, before being checked with a cake tester.

5. 5 Tier Red Velvet Wedding Cake Recipe

This next recipe is extra fancy, with 5 whole tiers of red velvet cake goodness for your wedding guests to enjoy!

It’s an indulgent cake, which is just as a wedding cake should be, and there will be plenty of it to go around no matter how many guests you have.

For the red velvet cake, you’ll need all the kinds of ingredients you would expect.

This means staples like eggs, sugar, baking soda, all purpose flour, and so on, as well as some buttermilk, vanilla extract, and even a little vinegar.

For the red coloring, you can use half a jar of red colored food paste. 

The sponge is accompanied by a delicious and tangy cream cheese frosting. 

6. Amazing Red Velvet Wedding Cake Recipe

There’s a beautiful texture to the final result of this next red velvet wedding cake recipe, with a mixture of softness and velvety sponge, all with a hint of tanginess from the cream cheese frosting.

Better yet, you’ll only need one bowl to make it in, so it’s extra simple!

For the red velvet cake itself, you’ll need ingredients like vanilla, buttermilk, large eggs, all purpose flour, granulated sugar, and more.

2 tablespoons of cocoa help to give it the necessary hint of chocolate, while the sponge is stained red thanks to red food coloring gel. 

The cake includes ingredients and instructions for cream cheese frosting, but you can use Ermine buttercream for frosting instead!

7. Deluxe Red Velvet Layer Wedding Cake Recipe

Next on our list is the recipe for this deluxe red velvet layer wedding cake, which has three layers of sponge inside it, swirling frosting on top, and a fabulous coating around the outside of the cake.

It’s a delicate, moist cake that’s sure to delight everyone.

For the ingredients, you’ll need all the staples you would expect, such as large eggs, vanilla extract, all purpose flour, and more.

The cream cheese frosting is made from a small handful of ingredients, using heavy or whipping cream, full-fat cream cheese, butter, and a few more items.

If you want the terrific swirling design for the frosting, use a large piping bag!

8. Classic Red Velvet Wedding Cake Recipe

This recipe will give you a mouth watering, tangy red velvet wedding cake that’s perfect for your special day. It takes about 90 minutes to prepare it, but then just 20 minutes of cooking, 

The recipe tells you in great detail how to make the tasty sponge, as well as the tangy buttercream, before instructing you on how to build the cake.

9. Fluffy Red Velvet Wedding Cake Recipe 

You’ll find that the red velvet wedding cake from this handy recipe is totally soft and fluffy, with all the rich flavors you love!

It’s easy to make, too, taking just 15 minutes to prepare and then a further 25 minutes for cooking. Simple!

For the red velvet sponge, you’ll need ingredients like caster sugar, large eggs, baking soda, buttermilk, and vanilla extract, among others.

For the red dye, you’ll need to use red food coloring liquid. Make sure that you use liquid, not gel! 

As for the cream cheese frosting, it uses cream cheese, vanilla extract, confectioners’ sugar, and unsalted butter.

If you want an extra hint of tanginess to it, too, you have the option to add a tablespoon of lemon juice!

10. Light Red Velvet Wedding Cake Recipe

Next on our list is this recipe for a deliciously moist, light, and fluffy red velvet wedding cake.

It’s got the vanilla flavor you love, along with the slightest hint of cocoa and the touch of tanginess from the cream cheese frosting.

This recipe will take half an hour to prepare, and then a further 40 minutes to cook, making it a simple and quick treat to make for your wedding!

The red velvet sponge uses baking staples like bicarbonate of soda, butter, self-raising flour, and vanilla extract, as well as red food coloring to dye it. 

11. Buttery Red Velvet Wedding Cake Recipe

Our next recipe is for this delicious and buttery red velvet wedding cake, which combines vanilla, chocolate, and tangy cream cheese to a totally tasty effect.

It’s a great cake for a wedding day, and it’s quick and easy to make!

You’ll need a handful of wet and dry ingredients in order to make the cake sponge, and it uses red food coloring liquid in order to stain the cake red.

If you’re in the UK, however, you need to use red food coloring GEL.

12. Vegan Red Velvet Wedding Cake Recipe

We’re finishing our list with this delicious vegan red velvet wedding cake recipe, (see also: The Most Delicious Wedding Cake Recipes)which uses a dairy free cream cheese frosting.

This is an especially great pick for a wedding, because there’s every chance that some of your guests are vegan, even if you might not be.

With this cake, everyone will get to enjoy a slice, and it tastes just as good as a non-vegan red velvet cake!

That isn’t the only vegan change, as well. The recipe also uses vegan buttermilk, vegan butter, and vegan red food coloring (or you can use 2 tablespoons of beet powder!).

Make sure to keep it vegan throughout by following the recipe closely!

Final Thoughts

A red velvet wedding cake is perfect for your special day – find the best ones with our handy list of delicious recipes(see also: 15 Best Cupcake Wedding Cake Recipe Ideas For Your Special Day)!

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