Red velvet cake. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder. 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.
However I am willing to try it again just to make sure it was not my own fault. This is similar to the original recipe that began the red velvet craze. It was developed by the Adams Extract company in Gonzales, Tex. You can have Red velvet cake using 20 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Red velvet cake
- Prepare of Cake.
- You need 1 1/2 cup of sugar.
- Prepare 2 of eggs.
- It’s 2 1/2 cup of flour.
- Prepare 1 1/2 cup of vegetable oil.
- You need 1 cup of buttermilk.
- You need 1 tbsp of vanilla.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of baking soda.
- It’s 1 tbsp of vinegar.
- Prepare 2/3 oz of red food coloring.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of cocoa.
- Prepare 1/2 lb of butter.
- It’s of Frosting.
- Prepare 1 lb of powdered sugar.
- It’s 8 oz of cream cheese.
- Prepare 4 oz of butter.
- It’s 1 tbsp of vanilla.
- You need 1 1/4 cup of chopped pecans.
- It’s of Decoration.
- You need 1 of chocolate bar.
Featured in: Red Velvet Cake: A Classic, Not A Gimmick. Red Velvet Cake "This recipe was great: the cake turned out moist and the icing perfect! I would definitely use this recipe again." – Jan. Red Velvet Cake IV "My personal favorite!
Red velvet cake step by step
- Mix eggs sugar oil and vinegar until creamy.
- Add flour and baking soda together while beating mixture.
- Add cocoa and butter.
- Add buttermilk vanilla and coloring while stirring.
- Bake 3 layers at 350°F.
- For icing: Melt cream cheese and butter slowly at low temperature.
- Add sugar, pecans, and vanilla.
- Mix and spread between cake layers finishing by covering all layers.
- For Decoration: Use a cheese grater and shred the chocolate bar on top of the cake.
I use this recipe exclusively!" – DeeConners. Red Velvet Cake I "Made this for my sister's birthday dessert. Red food coloring: what makes red velvet cake red is the food coloring. If you don't use it, the cake will have a dark reddish-brown color. A moist, classic Red Velvet Cake!!