Red Velvet Cake With A Chocolate Twist For Women's Day
Written by jheelum basu | February 27, 2026
March 8, International Women’s Day, is the United Nations-recognized occasion to celebrate women’s achievements and contributions to society, families, and communities at large. This is a perfect occasion to shower love and care on all the women across fields who bring positive and constructive changes. This is the time to make them all feel special. And, when it is all about celebrating women, how about including a red velvet chocolate cake in it?
When it comes to gifting desserts on a special occasion, nothing beats the versatility of chocolate. It effortlessly blends in with any happy occasion. While red velvet cakes are delicious on their own as well, a generous addition of chocolate only makes them even better.
Red Velvet Cake With A Fun Chocolate Twist
Red velvet cake has always been a popular dessert to celebrate Women’s Day, owing to its vibrant red color that symbolizes admiration, love, and strength. However, this fun version with a generous chocolatey twist only enhances the spirit of the occasion.
While the regular red velvet cake features rich, velvety cocoa layers with cream cheese frosting, this chocolate version adds creamy chocolate frosting between the layers and covers the entire cake with a smooth layer of the same frosting. One may add some red food coloring to the overall frosting layer as well. Here, the decadence of chocolate perfectly pairs with the tender and tangy red velvet cake. With this elevated taste and flavor profile, this red velvet chocolate cake becomes the perfect dessert to celebrate all the special women who make life better in countless ways.
Red Velvet Chocolate Cake Recipe
Ingredients:
For the cake:
- 1.5 cups cake flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- A pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup oil
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 tsp vinegar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
- 4-5 drops of red food color
For chocolate frosting:
- 1 cup softened butter
- 1/2 cup cream cheese
- 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
- A pinch of salt
Step-By-Step Guide:
Bake the cakes:
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Prepare 2 round cake pans by lining with parchment paper. Set them aside.
Step 2: In a large mixing bowl, mix cake flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Step 3: In a separate mixing bowl, add buttermilk, sour cream, oil, and eggs. Whisk them vigorously until well combined.
Step 4: Stir in some vinegar, vanilla essence, and red food coloring, and give it a good mix.
Step 5: Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and fold them gently using a rubber spatula until the batter is well combined.
Step 6: Divide the cake batter evenly into two prepared baking pans and bake them for 25-30 minutes in the preheated oven.
Step 7: Carefully remove the cakes from the oven and allow them to cool.
Make the chocolate frosting:
Step 1: In a mixing bowl, add room temperature butter and cream cheese. Using an electric mixer, cream them on medium speed until lump-free.
Step 2: Stir in the cocoa powder, vanilla, and salt on low speed.
Step 3: Add powdered sugar on low speed and mix everything until the perfect chocolate frosting is made.
Assemble the cake:
Step 1: To begin with, place one cake layer on the cake stand and generously spread chocolate frosting on top with a small spatula.
Step 2: Add the second cake on top of the frosting with the flat side facing upland repeat another layer of frosting, starting from the top and spreading down the sides of the cake.
Step 3: Smooth it out with a bench scraper. Refrigerate the assembled cake for 30-60 minutes.
Step 4: Garnish with mini chocolate chips, chocolate frosting flowers, or some sprinkles before serving.
Conclusion:
This Women’s Day, make the celebrations even more special with a creamy, classic touch of chocolate to the regular red velvet cake. Be it a surprise party for that special woman or sending her a handmade gift made with love, this redvelvet chocolate cake is ideal for any mode of celebration.