Red Velvet Cake Recipe | How To Make Red Velvet Cake | Curries and Stories with Neelam
Ingredients
- Flour2 ½ cups
- Baking powder1 tsp
- Baking soda1 tsp
- Salt1 tsp
- Cocoa powder2 tbsp
- Food colouring50
- Butter240 g
- Egg2
- Vanilla2 tsp
- Buttermilk1 cup
- Vinegar1 tsp
- Cream cheese450 g
- Sugar2–2 ½ cups
Instructions
- Cream 120 g butter with 1 1/2 cups castor sugar until smooth.
- Beat in 2 eggs, then add 50 ml red food colouring, 2 tbsp cocoa powder and 1 tsp vanilla extract, and mix.
- Sift 2 1/2 cups plain flour with 1 tsp baking powder and a pinch of salt into the bowl, in portions.
- Add 1 cup buttermilk and mix until there are no lumps.
- Stir in 1 tsp bicarbonate soda and 1 tsp white vinegar.
- Pour the batter into a tin and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 30 to 40 minutes.
- Make the garnish: brush rose petals with egg white, dip them in castor sugar and leave them to dry for 2 hours.
- For the frosting, beat 120 g butter, 2 1/2 cups icing sugar and 450 g cream cheese together vigorously or with a hand blender.
- Mix in 1 tsp vanilla extract.
- Split the cake in two, spread half the frosting on the base, place the other half on top and spread the remaining frosting over it.
- Decorate with the sugar-coated rose petals.
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