Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, red velvet cakes. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Historically, red velvet cake was just chocolate cake tinted red from the acid in cocoa powder, not from food coloring. Nowadays most cocoa powders are alkalized, as in stripped of acid. Look for a non-alkalized one for this old-fashioned recipe. Completing the classic look is a coat of bright white ermine frosting, cooked the old-fashioned way.
Red velvet cakes is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Red velvet cakes is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have red velvet cakes using 15 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Red velvet cakes:
- Make ready 3 cups flour
- Get 3 cups sugar
- Prepare 1/2 cup cornstarch
- Take 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- Prepare 1 tablespoon baking powder
- Get 11/2 teaspoon baking powder
- Take pinch salt
- Make ready 4 large eggs
- Take 11/2 cup buttermilk
- Make ready 1/4 cup warm water
- Make ready 1/2 cup vegetabele oil
- Prepare 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Prepare 1 teaspoon distilled white vineagar
- Prepare 2 tablespoon red colouring
- Make ready Frosting: 16 ounces cream cheese softened1 cup butter softened4 cups powdered sugar1 teaspoon vanilla extract
The "red" makes sense, but what about the "velvet" in this cake's iconic name? 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 has an acidic taste that comes from the use of buttermilk and vinegar as well as the cream cheese in the frosting.
Steps to make Red velvet cakes:
- Cake: - - Frosting: - - 16 ounces cream cheese softened1 cup butter softened4 cups powdered sugar1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Instructions - - Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter three 9-inch cake rounds. Dust with flour and tap out the excess. - - Mix together flour, sugar, cornstarch, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a stand mixer using a low speed until combined. - - Add eggs, buttermilk, warm water, oil, vanilla, vinegar, and food coloring. Beat on a medium speed until smooth. This should take just a couple of minutes. - - Divide batter among the three prepared pans. - - Bake for 30-35 minutes
- Cool on wire racks for 15 minutes and then turn out the cakes onto the racks and allow to cool completely before frosting. - - Make the frosting. In a large bowl, beat together butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Use a hand mixer or stand mixer for best results. Add in vanilla extract. Beat until combined. Beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time until frosting is smooth, don't forget to add red colour. - - Assemble and frost the completely cooled cake. Now cut your cake to your desired shape
- Drizzle cake with chocolate or decorate with fruits
From the color to the crumb, this homemade red velvet cake is a dessert classic. Red velvet cake has an acidic taste that comes from the use of buttermilk and vinegar as well as the cream cheese in the frosting. The acidity is balanced out by the sweetness of the cake itself. It also has cocoa powder added to it for a mild chocolate flavoring. How can I scale this recipe for difference sizes of pans?
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