Red Velvet Cake
Also known as Red Velvette Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting · Veg + Egg · Sweets & Desserts, Cakes, Cookies & Bakes
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A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.
Red velvet cake: two cocoa sponge layers made with curd and folded egg whites, in cream cheese frosting. Serves 8, 75 minutes plus chilling, with video.
Ingredients
18 itemsMilk½ cup
Curd½ cup
Eggs4
Baking Soda1 tsp
Salt½ tsp
Unsalted Butter, Softened1 cup
Sugar2 cup
Sunflower Oil1 cup
Vanilla Essence1 tbsp
Vinegar1 tsp
Cream Cheese2 cup
Icing Sugar4.5 cup
Red Food Colouring1 tbsp
Maida2 cup
Cocoa Powder2 tbsp
Contains: milk, egg, wheat.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 8. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1379kcal | 11032kcal |
| Protein | 13g | 101g |
| Carbohydrate | 161g | 1284g |
| Fat | 79g | 628g |
| Fibre | 2.5g | 20g |
| Sugar | 129g | 1029g |
Cookd masalas for red food colouring
Method
- 1
Beat the milk and curd together and keep aside.
MilkCurd
- 2
Separate the egg white and egg yolk. Beat the egg whites separately using the hand mixer until they form fluffy peaks. Should take about 3 minutes.
Eggs
- 3
Whisk the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, cocoa powder, salt) together in a bowl and keep aside.
Baking SodaSaltMaidaCocoa Powder
- 4
In another large bowl, whisk the butter and sugar together until it is combined. Should take around 1 minute.
Unsalted ButterSugar
- 5
Add oil, egg yolks, vanilla essence and vinegar and beat for 2 minutes on high speed.
Sunflower OilVanilla EssenceVinegar
- 6
Add the whisked milk and curd.
- 7
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in two or three parts and continue mixing slowly using the hand mixer.
- 8
Add the red food colouring to the cake batter now and continue mixing.
Red Food Colouring
- 9
Add the whisked egg whites and fold it gently into the cake batter using a spatula.
- 10
Line up two 9 inch baking trays with parchment paper and preheat the oven on 175 C for 10 minutes.
- 11
Divide the cake batter into the two baking trays and bake the cake for 30 minutes.
- 12
Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool on the pan before transferring on to the cooling wire rack. The cake needs to be completely cooled before frosting is applied.
- 13
To prepare the frosting, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, milk, salt and vanilla essence using a hand mixer on medium speed until smooth.
Cream CheeseUnsalted ButterMilkVanilla EssenceSalt
- 14
Add the icing sugar. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds to allow the ingredients to combine and beat on high speed for 3 mins until combined completely.
Icing Sugar
- 15
To assemble the cake, slice a thin layer off the tops of the cake to create a flat surface.Apply frosting in the first layer of the cake and place the second layer on top.
- 16
Apply the remaining frosting all over the top and sides. Pipe the frosting and decorate the cake as per your wish. Refrigerate the cake for an hour before slicing for the icing to set completely.
Before you start
- How long does Red Velvet Cake take?
- 1 hour 15 minutes from start to finish. That is 30 minutes of preparation and 45 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Red Velvet Cake serve?
- 8. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Red Velvet Cake vegetarian?
- It is eggetarian: no meat or fish, but it does contain egg.
- Is Red Velvet Cake spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Red Velvet Cake?
- 1 tbsp Red Food Colouring, 2 cup Cream Cheese, 2 cup Maida, 2 tbsp Cocoa Powder, ½ cup Milk, ½ cup Curd, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Red Velvet Cake?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Red Velvet Cake?
- About 1379 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
2 notes- A
Arasi VikiDecember 2022
I only have one pan- can I bake it all in a single layer and then cut it in the middle to add frosting? does it change the baking time?
Gowtham kishore VelupulaDecember 2021
excellent
