Red Velvet Cake Recipe Ingredients
Nowadays most cocoa powders are alkalized as in stripped of acid.
Red velvet cake recipe ingredients. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and whisk until well combined. In a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat together butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy 3 4 minutes. Sift together the flour cocoa bicarbonate of soda baking powder and salt. My 87 year old mother was here and said it was very close to the original red velvet cake recipe.
Historically red velvet cake was just chocolate cake tinted red from the acid in cocoa powder not from food coloring. Icing was creamy and buttery without being too sweet. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as necessary. The cake was dry.
Preheat the oven to 180c 160c fan gas 4. Grease two 20cm 8in cake tins and line the bases with baking paper. Made from scratch and surprisingly easy when a few simple steps are followed watch how to make it in the recipe video this has a soft velvet texture just like what you get from top end fine bakeries and is topped with soft cream cheese frosting uk readers. A moist classic red velvet cake.
Add 2 eggs and whisk until smooth. When making this cake substitute shortening for 1 cup of oil and double the cocoa for a perfect cake.