Recipe of Award-winning Red Velvet Cake

Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, red velvet cake. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Red Velvet Cake is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Red Velvet Cake is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

Red Velvet Cake Recipes Don't wait to indulge in a slice of red velvet cake, a homey classic treat that calls to mind Mom's best baking. Try one of these, our most popular red velvet cake recipes. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder. This is similar to the original recipe that began the red velvet craze.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have red velvet cake using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Red Velvet Cake:

1. Make ready Cake Batter
2. Prepare 2 2/3 cups cake flour
3. Get 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
4. Get 1 tsp baking soda
5. Make ready 1 tsp salt
6. Prepare 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
7. Prepare 1 1/2 cup sugar
8. Prepare 2 eggs
9. Prepare 1 cup vegetable oil
10. Make ready 1 tsp white vinegar
11. Make ready 2 tsp vanilla extract
12. Make ready 1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
13. Get 1-2 oz red food coloring gel
14. Get Cream Cheese Frosting
15. Take 150 gm cream cheese, room temperature
16. Prepare 300 gm non dairy whipping cream, chilled

Food historians says it was a common description during the Victorian era, when the term described cakes that had an especially soft and "velvety" crumb. From the color to the crumb, this homemade red velvet cake is a dessert classic. Red Velvet Cake is not just a chocolate cake with red food colouring added. This cake is softer than most, "velvet-like", and the chocolate taste is actually quite mild.

Instructions to make Red Velvet Cake:

1. Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Grease with butter and dust with flour two 8 inch (23 cm) round cake pans.
2. In a large bowl sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt and whisk to combine.
3. In another bowl mix butter with sugar until combined.
4. Incorporate eggs one at a time.
5. Mix in oil,vinegar,vanilla extract and buttermilk. Incorporate flour mixture until well combined.
6. Gradually add red food coloring until the desired color is reached. - Pour the batter evenly into the prepared pans. - Bake for about 30 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. - Let pans cool on a cooling rack for 10 minutes. - Remove the cakes from the pan and let them cool completely.
7. Prepare the frosting. Beat the cream cheese with powdered sugar(according to taste) until smooth. - In another bowl whip the cream until stiff peaks form.Gradually fold into the cream cheese mixture until well combined.
8. Assemble the cake. Cut the tops of the cakes to create flat surfaces. Make crumbs out of the left pieces of cake and set aside.
9. Place 1 cake layer on your serving plate. Spread evenly with a bit less than half of frosting. Add the second layer of cake. Gradually spread the remaining frosting on top and sides of the cake. - Decorate the cake with remained cake crumbs if desired. - The cake is ready to serve. - The leftover frosted cake can be covered and refrigerated for up to a week. Serve at room temperature

Red Velvet Cake is not just a chocolate cake with red food colouring added. This cake is softer than most, "velvet-like", and the chocolate taste is actually quite mild. It's more like a cross between a vanilla and chocolate cake with a very subtle tang from buttermilk. And it is generously smothered in a fluffy cream cheese frosting. Classic Red Velvet Cake This ruby-red cake with it's lovely cream cheese frosting has become my "signature dessert." I can't go to any family function without it.

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