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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 … 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, today. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook red velvet cake using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Red Velvet Cake:
- Make ready 190 gms maida
- Prepare 1 & 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder
- Get 125 gms sugar
- Prepare 85 gms butter
- Take 200 gms buttermilk
- Get 1 tsp baking powder
- Prepare 1/4 tsp baking soda
- Take 2 tsp vanilla essence
- Take 1.5 tsp red gel food colour
- Get 1 tsp white vinegar
- Prepare Icing
- Prepare 1/2 cup Rich's gold whipping cream
- Make ready 190 gms cream cheese
- Get Soaking syrup
- Take 3 tbsp water
- Get 1.5 tbsp sugar
This is similar to the original recipe that began the red velvet craze. 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. The striking red color makes it unforgettable.
Instructions to make Red Velvet Cake:
- Soft together maida, cocoa powder, baking soda and baking powder and set aside. Cream the butter and sugar till light in texture. To the butter add the buttermilk, vanilla, red food colour and mix well. Add the sifted flour and vinegar and mix everything well.
- Pour the batter in a greased and lined cake tin and bake at 180°C for 40 to 45 minutes or till a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let the cake cool down.
- Preparing the icing. Beat the cream till you get stiff peaks. Mix icing sugar with cream cheese and whip it well so that it is smooth and lump free. Fold in the whipped cream. Set aside in the refrigerator.
- Assembling the cake. Cut out the top crust to get a flat top. Cut the cake with the help of a thread or knife into 3 sections. Crumble the cut out crust and save for garnishing.
- On a cake board apply little cream and place one slice of the cake. Apply some soaking syrup with the help of a brush. Spread the cream cheese icing with the help of a palate knife. Repeat for all the 3 layers. Cover the entire cake with cream cheese icing and garnish using the crumbled cake. Enjoy!
The combo of vinegar and buttermilk makes a red velvet cake extra tender, light, and fluffy. The striking red color makes it unforgettable. Beat in the food coloring, vinegar, butter flavoring and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. 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.
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