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Royal Blue Velvet Cake

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  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 50 min
  • Servings 12
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This fun twist on the classic Red Velvet Cake takes on a new, blue hue in this Royal Blue Velvet Cake recipe. By combining three tiers of fluffy royal blue cake and sweet marshmallow creme icing, this blue velvet cake recipe is impressive and delicious. When looking to achieve the royal blue coloring, remember to use paste food color rather than liquid or gel food color. Working with liquid or gel food color will cause the color of your Royal Blue Velvet Cake to vary. This cake is certainly baked in history as the recipe was inspired by the royal heirloom sapphire engagement ring.
Updated Aug 1, 2023
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Ingredients

Cake

Frosting

  • 1 jar (7 oz) marshmallow creme
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Spray bottoms and sides of three 8-inch round cake pans with cooking spray; line with cooking parchment paper.
  • 2
    In large bowl, beat Cake ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among pans.
  • 3
    Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans to cooling rack; remove cooking parchment paper. Cool completely, about 45 minutes.
  • 4
    In large bowl, beat marshmallow creme and softened butter with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, scraping bowl occasionally. On low speed, beat in powdered sugar and salt until smooth.
  • 5
    If necessary, trim rounded tops of 2 cake layers to flatten before assembling. Place 1 cake layer, top side down, on serving plate; spread with about 1/3 cup frosting. Top with second layer, top side down; spread with about 1/3 cup frosting. Top with untrimmed cake layer, top side up. Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    In this Royal Blue Velvet Cake, to get the royal blue color, remember the toothpickful of violet paste food color; if forgotten, the cake will bake up turquoise in color.
  • tip 2
    Use paste food color to achieve the royal blue velvet color. If you use liquid or gel food color, your Royal Blue Velvet Cake color will vary.
  • tip 3
    To keep your serving plate clean while frosting the cake, place strips of waxed paper around edge of cake. Remove after frosting the cake.
  • tip 4
    To make candy garnish, line cookie sheet with foil, and spray with cooking spray. In 2-quart saucepan, stir together 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup corn syrup and 1/4 cup water. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves; heat to boiling. Without stirring, heat to 300°F to 310°F, or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms hard, brittle threads. Remove from heat and stir in desired amount blue food color. Pour onto cookie sheet in random design. Let cool, and break into pieces. Garnish cake with candy pieces as desired.

Nutrition

540 Calories, 27g Total Fat, 4g Protein, 70g Total Carbohydrate, 48g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
540
Calories from Fat
250
Total Fat
27g
42%
Saturated Fat
13g
63%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
90mg
30%
Sodium
450mg
19%
Potassium
65mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
70g
23%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
48g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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