Easy Red Velvet cake recipe
Easy Red Velvet cake recipe / Best red velvet cake / Classic red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting / easy frosting recipe with detailed instruction, step by step photos and video. Red velvet cake is rich cake frosted with cream cheese and it. To make red velvet cake- Pre heat the oven at 180 degree for 15 minutes-Sift all purpose flour(maida), corn flour, baking soda and salt then set it aside-In a large mixing bowl beat butter and sugar with electric beater or with stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment- Now add oil and beat it again-Add in eggs one at a time beating in between to combineNote : at this point batter will look like curdled but that okay just continue to beat- Add vanilla, red food color and vinegar and just beat until combined- Add half of the dry ingredients and beat until combined. Add buttermilk followed with remaining dry ingredients and beat it ( do not over mix)- Add the prepared batter into greased cake tin- Bake it for 40 minutes or till the tooth pick inserted comes out cleanTo make cream cheese frosting- In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese till they are smooth- Add Icing sugar and beat it till they are light and fluffy- Now cut the cake into 2 layers- And frost it accordingly and refrigerate it for sometime before serving
Ingredients
Red velvet cake
- 1¼ cup All purpose flour
- 2 tbsp Corn flour White powder kinda flour
- 1 tbsp Cocoa powder
- ½ tsp Baking soda
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ¼ cup Butter
- 1 cup Sugar
- ½ cup Oil any vegetable or sunflower oil
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla essence
- ¼ tsp Red food color I used gel food color if using liquid color then add 1 tbsp or more
- ½ cup Buttermilk
- ¾ tsp Vinegar
To make classic cream cheese frosting
- 250 gms Cream cheese
- ½ cup Butter
- 2 cup Icing sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla essence
Instructions
To make red velvet cake
- Pre heat the oven at 180 degree for 15 minutes
- Sift all purpose flour(maida), corn flour, baking soda and salt then set it aside
- In a large mixing bowl beat butter and sugar with electric beater or with stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment
- Now add oil and beat it again
- Add in eggs one at a time beating in between to combineNote : at this point batter will look like curdled but that okay just continue to beat
- Add vanilla, red food color and vinegar and just beat until combined
- Add half of the dry ingredients and beat until combined. Add buttermilk followed with remaining dry ingredients and beat it ( do not over mix)
- Add the prepared batter into greased cake tin
- Bake it for 40 minutes or till the tooth pick inserted comes out clean
To make cream cheese frosting
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese till they are smooth
- Add Icing sugar and beat it till they are light and fluffy
- Now cut the cake into 2 layers
- And frost it accordingly and refrigerate it for sometime before serving
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Notes
I used gel food coloring but you can use liquid food color
Baking soda cannot be substituted with baking powder in this recipe
Do not use brown sugar in this recipe as it may change the color of the cake
Do not skip buttermilk as it helps to activate the baking soda
Use good quality cream cheese