Red Velvet Cake Recipe

The Red Velvet cake is one of the most famous American desserts in the world. With a delicious flavour and a spectacular appearance thanks to its red colour, this cake is not only beautiful but also has an incredibly tasty flavour. Let’s explore the procedure and ingredients to prepare it together.

Ingredients

Butter 150g
Sugar 250g
Flour 350g
Buttermilk (or whole plain yogurt) 250g
Eggs 3
5 tablespoons of red food colouring
1 tablespoon of white vinegar
1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
1 teaspoon of salt
Unsweetened cocoa powder 15g

Ingredients for the cream:

Butter 350g
Milk 500ml
Sugar 400g
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
50g of flour

Procedure for preparing the Red Velvet cake

The first step to prepare our Red Velvet cake is to sift the flour and cocoa together with a pinch of salt. Then we need to cream the butter and sugar with a whisk until we obtain a soft and fluffy mixture. Once these ingredients are well combined, we will add the eggs, red food colouring, and buttermilk. To this buttery mixture, we will add the flour and cocoa, and using a wooden spoon, we will gently mix these two ingredients from the bottom up. At this point, in a small container, we will combine the baking soda and white vinegar, and when these are well mixed together, they should be added to the batter without stopping the mixing.

Baking the cake and preparing the cream

At this point, the Red Velvet cake is complete and ready to be baked; we just need to grease a round cake tin, pour the batter into it, and bake at 180° for 35 minutes. Meanwhile, we should pour the milk into a saucepan and add the sifted flour. It is very important, while the cream is heating, to keep stirring it with a whisk and let it boil for about 10 minutes without ever stopping stirring. While the cream cools, we need to beat the butter with the sugar and vanilla in a bowl, mixing until we obtain a soft cream. By combining the two creams, we will achieve the famous milk and butter filling of the Red Velvet cake. At this point, we just need to cut the base of the cake into three equal horizontal layers, which by now will have cooled, and with a spatula, fill each of the three layers with the white cream. The Red Velvet cake is ready, and before serving, we will let it rest in the fridge for about 10 minutes.