Copycat Nothing Bundt Red Velvet Cake is a red velvet cake with chocolate chips and a cream cheese frosting that tastes like the popular Nothing Bundt cake.
You might also like these chocolate mini Bundts cakes, decorated for Easter with Peeps on top! Or maybe you would like Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies - so quick and easy!
Summer is here! Well, not the season but the kids are out from school. Yay for them! I'm so happy they can relax and take some time off. I remember being SO excited for Summer when I was a child. It's so exciting. But now I'm a parent and it's a bit different. I love my kids so much and truly enjoy spending time with them, but Summer is HARD for blogging mommies. And also for work from home daddies.
It's very tricky trying to navigate a work from home situation when the kids are home from school! And summer camps are so expensive. I feel like I spend a lot of time trying to entertain the kids, coordinate play dates and basically just doing anything I can to keep them from staring at a computer screen or an iPhone all day long! It's the big challenge of parents today!
But you came here to find a recipe didn't you! Thanks for letting me get that out. It's not so bad, just needed a chance to complain a little. I'm very excited that I don't have to wake up at 6:30 am for a couple of months!
The Secret Ingredient
When all else fails, make Copycat Nothing Bundt Red Velvet Cake! Have you ever had a "Nothing Bundt" cake? They're super moist, delicious and of course, a Bundt shape. I had one for my birthday and I'm still thinking about it six months later! It's just that good but I figured I could make it myself. I started with this red velvet cake mix to make it easier. And my secret ingredient to make it moist is mayonnaise!
How to Make the Perfect Bundt
The key to a successful Bundt cake is to grease the pan REALLY WELL before pouring the batter in. I REPEAT, grease the pan REALLY WELL before pouring the batter in the pan. I used Crisco and the cake popped out very easily after it cooled. Isn't it pretty!
Then I whipped up my favorite cream cheese frosting which is the PERFECT icing for a red velvet cake!
You Need This to Frost the Cake!
I poured the frosting into a pastry bag fitted with a standard coupler like this one. It's the Ateco brand, available on Amazon.
Then I piped long, thick lines of frosting up and down over the cake and a large dollop in the middle in the style of the Nothing Bundt cakes.
And then the tasting.
This Copycat Nothing Bundt Red Velvet Cake is amazingly delicious! So good, y'all! It tastes so much like the store bought version, but it's much more economical! Nothing Bundt cakes are a bit expensive, so why not make one at home!
It was fun creating a copycat recipe. Are there any other copycat recipes you wish you had? Let me know in the comments and maybe I'll create it for you!
Copycat Nothing Bundt Red Velvet Cake
Equipment
Ingredients
For the cake
- 1 box Red Velvet Cake Mix (Note - If you can't find a red velvet mix, use a white cake mix, plus 3 tablespoons cocoa powder and 2 tablespoons red food coloring)
- ¾ cup sour cream at room temperature
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 3 large eggs at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
For the frosting
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup butter, softened
- 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
For the cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a Bundt pan. (I use Crisco and lots of it.) Set aside.
- Place all ingredients in a large bowl. Mix on low with an electric mixer until ingredients are combined, then turn up the speed to medium and beat for two minutes. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 45-50 minutes or until a tooth pick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cool.
For the frosting
- For the frosting, add the butter and cream cheese to a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium for 2 minutes. Turn the mixer down to low and gradually add the powdered sugar and vanilla. Once combined, turn the mixer up to medium and beat for another two minutes. Pour frosting into a pastry bag fitted with a standard plastic coupler (I used Ateco brand). Pipe onto cooled cake. Serve immediately. Store covered in refrigerator for up to 5 days.
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Brittany says
This cake is DELICIOUS!!! It taste identical to Nothing bundt cakes! It was a big hit at work and home.
Lise Ode says
Yay!! That's awesome! Enjoy!
Nancy says
What size of bundt pan did you use? In the pictures small!
Lise Ode says
I used a 12-cup bundt pan. Here's the link: https://amzn.to/3OkPv6z
Marci Nelson says
Can this recipe be used in a mini bunt cake pan with multiple spaces?
Lise Ode says
Yes! I would recommend greasing the pan really well, just like you do for the larger pan.
Dione says
The mini Bundt pan I have makes 12. Does the temperature and time change when using the mini Bundt pan?
Lise Ode says
I've never tried this recipe in mini Bundts, but I think it would be 22-25 minutes at 350°F.
Chante' says
Can this recipe be used for two 8 inch by 2 cake layers? Sounds delicious.
Lise Ode says
Yes, that should work fine.
Marcia Brandt says
Can I used Duncan Hines Cream Cheese Frosting instead of homemade?
Lise Ode says
Yes, of course. I'm just not sure if it will taste as good.
Bree says
Can you help my frosting came out too runny
awit says
Has anyone used this recipe in a layer cake? I'm curious how that woud turn out.
Cathy Mueller says
This cake turned out perfect and tasted delicious everyone who had a piece asked for another!
Lise Ode says
Yay! So glad you liked it!
James says
Perfect Recipe. Can I use this basic recipe for any cake flavor? Carrot cake? Etc….
Lise Ode says
I'd say go for it, but keep in mind that I haven't actually tested this recipe with any other flavor.
Stacy says
Made this for work today. Three people asked for the recipe. My husband says I could put Nothing Bundt Cakes out of business with this. I made it exactly as written.
Lise Ode says
Yay! So glad y'all enjoyed it, Stacy. Thank you for your comment!
Kristi says
Have you made this recipe in cupcakes?
Lise Ode says
I have not. Let us know if you try it.
Mm says
Made this for New Year’s Eve.. it was fabulous! Am not a fan of red velvet usually, the red dye taste I s’pose.
I did sub vanilla yogurt for the sour cream, added 1tblsp of cocoa rather than the chocolate chips, added one more egg, nothing exceptionally unusual, right?
Made a Betty Crocker frosting that used corn syrup, sugar, egg whites, water, instead of cream cheese frosting so we wouldn’t have to refrigerate the cake.
Anyway, thank you for this recipe.. it’s moist, delicious… altho the red still bothers me, it’s yummy a trade-off. Happy 2022!
Lise Ode says
I'm glad you liked it! Did you take a photo? Post to Instagram and tag #momlovesbaking if you did. I'd love to see it.
Sue says
This was amazing better than theirs
Lise Ode says
Yay! So happy you enjoyed it!