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RED VELVET CAKE with CREAM CHEESE FROSTING 

Learn how to make Red Velvet Cake

This amazing red velvet cake recipe is moist, fluffy, and has the perfect balance between acidity and chocolate. Top it off with cream cheese frosting for the perfect red velvet cake. Red velvet cake is traditionally a red, red-brown, maroon, or scarlet colored chocolate layer cake, layered with white cream cheese. Enjoy the following video recipe. 

Red Velvet Cake Video Recipe

Recipe for Red Velvet Cake

Course       : Cake

Cuisine      : American

Author       : Startup Cooking

Prep Time  : 20 min

Cook Time : 40 min

Total Time  : 1 hr

INGREDIENTS :

For Red Velvet Cake

• 2 1/2 cup all purpose flour

• 1/4 cup cocoa powder

• 2 tsp baking powder

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1 1/2 cup sugar

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 3 egg

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter

• 1/4 cup vegetable oil

• 2 tsp vanilla essence

• 1 cup butter milk

• 2 tsp lemon juice or vinegar

• 1 tbsp red food color

For Cream Cheese Frosting

• 8 ounce cream cheese

• 4 tbsp unsalted butter

• 1 tsp vanilla essence

• 1 tsp salt

• 2 tbsp milk

• 2 1/2 cup powdered sugar

PROCEDURE

• In a mixing bowl, add all purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt

• mix well and set aside

• In another mixing bowl, add egg and unsalted butter

• combine well

• now add vegetable oil, sugar, vanilla essence

• whisk altogether to form a creamy texture or until combined

• in a measuring jar, add butter milk, lemon juice and red food color

• mix it

• add the dry ingredients to the creamy mix

• now add butter milk mix

• allow everything to mix together

• divide the batter evenly among the two baking pans (9 inch baking pan) 

• place parchment paper in two baking pan

• pre-heat oven to 350 degree fahrenheit

• bake for 30 minutes or until cooked

• now check with tooth pick

• allowed to cool completely at room temperature

• to make cream cheese frosting, in a mixing bowl add cream cheese, unsalted butter, vanilla essence, salt, milk and powdered sugar

• whisk altogether to form a nice and creamy texture

• now remove the cake from the baking pan

• remove the parchment paper

• remove the thin slice on top of the cake

• add cream cheese mix

• spread evenly to all the sides

• place the other cake on top

• add some cream cheese frost and spread evenly to all sides of the cake

• now decorate with red velvet cake crust and place strawberry in the center.

• Enjoy the yummy Red Velvet Cake with cream cheese frosting 😋