Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, red velvet cake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little 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 cake is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Red velvet cake is something that I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have red velvet cake using 12 ingredients and 1 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Red velvet cake:
- Make ready 3 cups flour
- Take 3 cups sugar
- Make ready 1/2 cup cornflour(optional)
- Take 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- Take 1 table spoon baking powder
- Take 1 table spoon baking soda
- Get 4 large egg
- Get 1 bottle red food color
- Make ready 1 cup buttermilk
- Prepare 21/2 cup butter
- Get 1 tablespoon vanilla flavour
- Take I tablespoon of vinegar for buttermilk
Add the flour to the batter, alternating with the buttermilk mixture, mixing just until incorporated. Mix soda and vinegar and gently fold into cake batter. Beat in food coloring, vinegar and vanilla. 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.
Steps to make Red velvet cake:
- Instructions - Preheat oven to 350 degrees. - 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. - Bake for 30-35 minutes - Cool on wire racks for 15 minutes
Beat in food coloring, vinegar and vanilla. 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. It was developed by the Adams Extract company in Gonzales, Tex. The combo of vinegar and buttermilk makes a red velvet cake extra tender, light, and fluffy.
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