Red Velvet Pound Cake By Kelly Miller • January18,2016 • Updated December 2, 2021 • 2 Comments 19.8K 31 Jump to Recipe This post contains my Amazon affiliate link – thanks for supporting my work here at Mostly Homemade Mom! This gorgeous cake starts with a cake mix – no one would guess! Filled with miniature chocolate chips and topped with homemade cream cheese frosting, this is a great dessert for Valentine’s Day or any day! I’ve never been a huge fan of red velvet cake, only because it always tasted “sort of” like chocolate. And when I taste chocolate, I want it to really be chocolatey! None of this “kind of” chocolate flavor – I want the real deal! That was until I tried this version of red velvet cake. OH MAN. First of all, yes it uses a red velvet cake mix. I even when the cheap route and picked up a generic version to just see if this would really taste amazing. Oh wow, did it ever! This is a typical, heavy, rich, pound cake with a true chocolate flavor running through the center. The cream cheese frosting is sweet, but perfectly offsets the rich flavor of the cake, in my opinion. My main problem was sticking to my diet when this baby was on the counter! Which is why I had it wrapped up and in the backseat of my car ready to take to my mom (red velvet is one of her favorites). Which she then proceeded to tell me she had come down with the stomach bug. Sorry, mom. 🙁 Instead, the amazing members of the board at our church had a treat during their meeting after service this Sunday instead! And boy am I glad that thing is out of the house – I have no willpower around a cake of this magnitude, that’s for sure! *Recipe from Gooseberry Patch Simple Shortcut Recipes Cookbook – which I HIGHLY recommend – it’s one of my favorites!* If you’re looking for a new and special dessert to surprise your family with this Valentine’s Day – you’ve found it! Here are some more of my favorite Valentine’s Day desserts: Red Velvet Pudding Cups Fresh Strawberry Jello Cake 15 Recipes to Celebrate Valentine’s Day Red Velvet Pound Cake This gorgeous cake starts with a cake mix - no one would guess! Filled with miniature chocolate chips and topped with homemade cream cheese frosting, this is a great dessert for Valentine's Day or any day! 4.15 from 27 votes Print Pin Rate Course: DessertCuisine: AmericanKeyword: red velvet cake recipe, red velvet pound cake recipe Prep Time: 15 minutes minutesCook Time: 1 hour hourTotal Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes Servings: 8 servings Calories: 1262kcal Author: Kelly Miller Ingredients▢ 15.25 oz pkg red velvet cake mix dry▢ 3.4 oz pkg instant chocolate pudding mix dry▢ 1/2 cup oil▢ 1/2 cup water▢ 1 cup sour cream▢ 4 eggs▢ 2 cups miniature semi sweet chocolate chips▢ 1/2 cup butter softened▢ 8 oz cream cheese softened▢ 4 cups powdered sugar InstructionsIn a mixing bowl, beat dry cake mix, dry pudding mix, oil, water, sour cream, and eggs until smooth.Gently stir in 1 1/2 cups miniature chocolate chips. Spread evenly into a well-greased Bundt pan.Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.For frosting, beat together butter, cream cheese, and powdered sugar until fluffy. Spread over cooled cake.Press remaining miniature chocolate chips over top of cake. Store cake covered tightly in the refrigerator until ready to serve. NutritionCalories: 1262kcal | Carbohydrates: 143g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 74g | Saturated Fat: 32g | Cholesterol: 162mg | Sodium: 872mg | Potassium: 652mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 111g | Vitamin A: 1065IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 194mg | Iron: 6.9mg Tried this recipe?Follow me @mostlyhomemademom or tag #MostlyHomemadeMom! 19.8K 31
Cheryl says April 22, 2019 at 3:03 am I used this to make an upright Easter lamb cake, frosted with the cream cheese frosting (I add vanilla), then covered with coconut. It was just delicious!! Reply
Cheryl says April 14, 2021 at 1:46 pm I used this recipe to make my Easter lamb cake. I made 1 change, using white chocolate pudding mix. I wanted a vivid red color and it was perfect. Delish and perfect texture. Reply