Green Velvet Cake Recipe

This green velvet cake is so fun to make for St Patricks Day or any other holiday where you need a pretty green cake that also tastes amazing! Adapted from my very popular red velvet cake recipe.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword st patricks day cake

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings cups

Calories 811kcal

Author Elizabeth Marek

Ingredients

Cake Ingredients

12 oz AP flour
14 oz Granulated Sugar
2 tsp natural (not dutched) cocoa powder I like Hershey's Special Dark
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 large eggs
4 oz vegetable oil
8 oz buttermilk
1 Tbsp white vinegar
4 oz unsalted butter
1 tsp vanilla
1-2 tsp yellow food coloring
1 tsp green food color

Easy Buttercream Frosting

1 cup pasteurized egg whites
2 lbs unsalted butter
2 lbs powdered sugar
1 Tbsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

Cake Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F and prepare two 8" cake pans with cake good or preferred pan spray
Whisk up eggs with oil, buttermilk, vinegar and melted butter and food coloring until combined and set aside.
Place dry ingredients into the bowl of your stand mixer and mix for a few seconds to combine
Add wet ingredients into your dry and mix on medium high for about a minute until combined
Pour into cake pans and bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out cleanly. Cool and chill before frosting

Buttercream Instructions

Place egg whites and powdered sugar in a mixing bowl with the whisk attachment. Whisk to combine. Add in butter in small chunks then vanilla and salt. Whip on high until light and fluffy and white. Optional: switch to the paddle attachment and mix on low for 15-20 minutes until all air bubbles are gone.

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