I love baking. It is one of the things I really enjoy after writing :). I usually make cupcakes and other bakery items but this was the first time I made an initiative to make a cake at home. It was my first attempt and it went really well.
Red Velvet Cake
Credits: Food Diaries
Preparation time: 30 minutes Cake, 30 minutes Frosting
Baking time: 30-40 minutes
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ON YOUR MARKS
Prepare
- Two Bowls
- Spatula
- Offset spatula
- Spoons
- Measuring Cup
- Electric Mixer
- 9″ round cake pan
- Wire rack
- No KIDS
GET SET
Cake Batter Ingredients
- 2.5 cup Flour
- 1.5 cup Caster sugar
- 1.5 cup Oil
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla essence
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- 2 tsp Cocoa powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 1 tsp Vinegar
- 2 oz ( 4 tbsp) Red food coloring
If you don’t know where to find buttermilk, you can even make it at home. In 1 cup milk add 1 tsp vinegar and leave it for few minutes. This is separate from the additional 1tsp vinegar that the recipe requires.
Viola!! Buttermilk’s ready!!
Frosting Ingredients
- 1.5 cup Whipping cream
- 2 cup Icing sugar sifted
- 1/2 cup Butter
- 8oz Cream cheese
- 1 tsp Vanilla essence
BAKE
Cake on the go
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
- Mix the dry ingredients and and wet ingredients in separate bowls
- Add the dry ingredients little by little in the wet ingredients bowl and combine.
- Bake it for 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let it cool for 30 minutes on the wire rack.
- Add the Frosting:
- In a large bowl beat the whipping cream at a medium speed with an electric mixer for 2 minutes until fluffy.
- Add the icing sugar and butter and beat a little more.
- Add the cream cheese and vanilla essence and beat for 30 seconds.
- Its ready!
- Cut the uneven rising of the cake to make it flat.
- Add the frosting with the help of an offset spatula.
- Add the red velvet crumbles for garnishing.
I prepared this cake for my 4th wedding anniversary. Hard work really paid off well.
Mamameeya 