Best Red Velvet Cake |How to make red velvet cake preparation with step by step photos and a quick video. You can find Red velvet cake in most of the cake shops. It’s such a unique cake because it has a vanilla flavor but also a hint of chocolate. Red velvet cake is prepared with a combination of all-purpose flour, buttermilk, eggs, and cocoa powder. This recipe delivers all of that and it’s incredibly delicious too! This is my first layered cake recipe and came out really well. Red food coloring and cake sponginess bring a red velvet effect to the cake. Cream cheese frosting is very important in this cake preparation. I have used Milky Mist cream cheese. Hope you will like this recipe and give it a try.
Best Red Velvet Cake |How to make red velvet cake
Best Red Velvet Cake |How to make red velvet cake preparation with step by step photos and a quick video.
Ingredients
- Maida ( plain flour / all purpose flour) - 2 1/3 cups
- Corn flour - 2 tbsp
- Cocoa powder unsweetened - ¼ th cup
- Baking soda -1 tsp
- Salt- ½ tsp
- unsalted butter -½ cup (115 grams) softened to room temperature
- granulated sugar -1¾ cups (350 grams)
- Eggs -2 large room temperature
- vegetable oil- ½ cup (120 ml)
- Liquid red food color-2 tsp
- Pure vanilla extract- 2 tsp
- White vinegar -1tsp
- Buttermilk -11/3 cups (320 ml)
- For the cream cheese frosting:
- Cream cheese -300 gms softened
- Unsalted butter - ¾cup (175 grams) softened to room temperature
- Powdered sugar- 3 cups (360 grams)
- Pure vanilla extract - 2 tsp
Directions
- Step 1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Take 6-inch cake pans, line the bottoms of the pans with parchment paper, and set them aside.
- Step 2 Take a large mixing bowl and add maida
- Step 3 Add cornflour
- Step 4 Add baking soda
- Step 5 Add salt
- Step 6 Add cocoa powder and mix it well and keep it aside.
- Step 7 Take another large mixing bowl and add softened butter
- Step 8 add sugar and mix it well using an electric mixer on medium speed for 4-5 minutes.
- Step 9 Add oil
- Step 10 Add vanilla extract and mix it well
- Step 11 Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition to combine well.
- Step 12 Add dry ingredients in two additions alternating with the buttermilk and mix it well. Be careful don’t to mix the batter.
- Step 13 Add vinegar and mix it well
- Step 14 Add red food color and mix it well
- Step 15 Now pour the batter into the prepared baking pan then gently shake and tap the tin couple of times to spread the batter evenly.
- Step 16 Bake it in a preheated oven for about 20 minutes.
- Step 17 Remove the cake pan from the heat and transfer the cake pan to a cooling rack. Allow cake to cool down completely.
- Step 18 To make the cream cheese frosting: Take a mixing bowl and add butter
- Step 19 Add cream cheese
- Step 20 Add vanilla extract beat it well until well combined and smooth.
- Step 21 Add powdered sugar and beat it well until frosting is light and fluffy
- Step 22 To assemble the cake: Place one of the cake layers on a cake stand or plate, top with a layer of frosting, and smooth it out into one even layer.
- Step 23 Place the second layer on top, then use the remaining frosting to frost the top and sides of the cake.
- Step 24 Crumble trimmed pieces of cake to decorate
Best Red Velvet Cake |How to make red velvet cake quick video:
Making of Best Red Velvet Cake :
Preheat oven to 180°C. Take 6-inch cake pans, line the bottoms of the pans with parchment paper, and set them aside.
1. Take a large mixing bowl and add maida
2. Add cornflour
3. Add baking soda
4. Add salt
5. Add cocoa powder and mix it well and keep it aside.
6. Take another large mixing bowl and add softened butter
7. add sugar and mix it well using an electric mixer on medium speed for 4-5 minutes.
8. Add oil
9. Add vanilla extract and mix it well
10. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition to combine well.
11. Add dry ingredients in two additions alternating with the buttermilk and mix it well. Be careful don’t to mix the batter.
12. Add vinegar and mix it well
13. Add red food color and mix it well
14. Now pour the batter into the prepared baking pan then gently shake and tap the tin couple of times to spread the batter evenly.
15. Bake it in a preheated oven for about 20 minutes.
16. Remove the cake pan from the heat and transfer the cake pan to a cooling rack. Allow cake to cool down completely.
To make the cream cheese frosting:
17. Take a mixing bowl and add butter
18. Add cream cheese
19. Add vanilla extract beat it well until well combined and smooth.
20. Add powdered sugar and beat it well until frosting is light and fluffy
To assemble the cake:
21. Place one of the cake layers on a cake stand or plate, top with a layer of frosting, and smooth it out into one even layer.
22. Place the second layer on top, then use the remaining frosting to frost the top and sides of the cake.
23. Crumble trimmed pieces of cake to decorate
Yummy soft and moist Red velvet cake is ready to cut and serve. refrigerate and can be consumed for at least 3-4 days.
NOTES:
*To make your own buttermilk, mix 1 cup of full cream milk with 1 teaspoon vinegar before baking. Allow the milk to sour for 5-10 minutes.
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