Make The Beautiful Looking Red Velvet Cake At Home

Do you want to surprise your sibling with a perfect birthday cake? But couldn’t decide which flavour to prepare. Why not make red velvet cake. Red velvet cake is very tasty, and everyone loves its creamy and sweet flavour. It is a perfect cake for party and celebrations. It is very rich and creamy in texture.

Red velvet cake was originated in Maryland in the 20th century. It is called red velvet because it is red in colour and has a velvet texture. Earlier beetroot juice was used to add colour to the cake, but later red food colour was introduced in the market and after that red food colour is added in the batter. In the traditional red velvet cake recipe, French-style butter roux icing was used for frosting, but it was very time consuming to prepare.

Now cheese cream frosting is used as its variation, and it is very easy to prepare cream cheese frosting. Nowadays, red velvet cakes and cupcakes are very popular in the US and other European countries. It is widely served in the US, especially during Christmas and Valentine’s day.

So, hurry up and make this tempting cake with this red velvet cake recipe.

Per serving contains 589 kcal

• Carbohydrates: 258 g
• Protein: 32 g
• Fat: 301 g

 

 

Ingredients

For Red Velvet Cake

• 1/2 cup butter, unsalted
• 1 cup condensed milk
• 1 1/2 cup milk
• 4 tsp red food colour
• 1 tsp vinegar
• 1.5 cup refined flour
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• A pinch of salt
• 1 tsp vanilla essence

For Cream Cheese Frosting

• 250gm cream cheese
• 2 tbsp butter, unsalted
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 2 cup icing sugar

For Garnish

• 3 tbsp chocolate

Method

1. Take a mixing bowl, add butter and condensed milk. Beat well until it smoothens and fluffy.
2. Now, add milk, vanilla essence, red food colour and vinegar. Beat again and combine well.
3. Then, sieve in refined flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Beat the batter at low speed until it combines well.
4. After that, transfer this batter into a greased baking mould and bake it at 180*C for 40 minutes.
5. After 40 minutes, take out the cake from the oven and let it cool completely.
6. Keep aside for further use.

For Cream Cheese Frosting

1. In a bowl add cream cheese and butter. Beat smooth until turns whitish.
2. Now, add vanilla essence and icing sugar, mix well. Beat again until stiff peaks.
3. Keep it aside for further use.

For Layering Red Velvet Cake

1. Firstly, trim the top layer of the cake and keep it aside.
2. Now, cut the cake in the centre dividing it into two equal parts.
3. Then, place a layer of baked cake on a cake stand.
4. After that, spread the prepared cream cheese frosting evenly on it.
5. Then, place another layer of baked cake on top of it.
6. Now, start spreading the prepared frosting over the sides of the cake.
7. After that, spread the prepared frosting on top of the cake. Spread uniformly.
8. Lastly, garnish it with grated chocolate.

The delicious and gorgeous red velvet cake is ready to serve. So, let’s celebrate a surprise birthday party and enjoy this heavenly cake.