Red Velvet Cake Recipe
In a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat together butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy 3 4 minutes.
Red velvet cake recipe. When making this cake substitute shortening for 1 cup of oil and double the cocoa for a perfect cake. This leads some people to think that red velvet cake is simply a white cake dyed red. Beat in the food coloring vinegar butter flavoring and vanilla. The cake was dry.
Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as necessary. This recipe makes one sheet cake a 2 layer cake cupcakes or even cake. This red velvet cake recipe is superb. My 87 year old mother was here and said it was very close to the original red velvet cake recipe.
Adding a bit of coffee to the batter isn t traditional for red velvet cakes but it adds another layer of flavor and really hypes up the chocolatey taste to perfection. Icing was creamy and buttery without being too sweet. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. 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.
And it passes the stick to the back of the fork test like a champ. More red velvet cake recipes sheet cake red velvet cake with beets rating. Unrated 8 after reading about the history of the popular red velvet cake i wanted to try the version with beets. Don t wait to indulge in a slice of red velvet cake a homey classic treat that calls to mind mom s best baking.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and whisk until well combined. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. Mix half each of the buttermilk oil vanilla extract food colouring and 100ml water in a jug. A true red velvet cake is a distinct chocolate flavor in addition to a slight acidic flavor.
It has a beautiful color and tastes divine with or without frosting. Some red velvet cake recipes use only a tablespoon or two of cocoa powder giving virtually no chocolate flavor. A moist classic red velvet cake. Add 2 eggs and whisk until smooth.
In a large bowl cream shortening and sugar until light fluffy.