Red velvet cake. This Red Velvet cake was definitely not what I expected. It could be that I have no experience with Red Velvet cake but with this recipe the cake was much to heavy. The Icing was bland and honestly tasted like flour.
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.
You can cook Red velvet cake using 12 ingredients and 1 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Red velvet cake
- Prepare 3 cups of flour.
- It's 3 cups of sugar.
- You need 1/2 cup of cornflour(optional).
- You need 1/3 cup of cocoa powder.
- Prepare 1 table spoon of baking powder.
- You need 1 table spoon of baking soda.
- It's 4 of large egg.
- It's 1 bottle of red food color.
- Prepare 1 cup of buttermilk.
- Prepare 21/2 cup of butter.
- It's 1 tablespoon of vanilla flavour.
- It's of I tablespoon of vinegar for buttermilk.
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder. This is the recipe to make red velvet cake, i have to say after so many years of baking this is a r star rating. Red Velvet Cake Recipes 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.
Red velvet cake instructions
- 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.
The "red" makes sense, but what about the "velvet" in this cake's iconic name? 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. A moist, classic Red Velvet Cake!! Made from scratch, and surprisingly easy when a few simple steps are followed - watch how to make it in the recipe video.