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Red Velvet Cake

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Ingredients

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For cake
150 gms Flour (all purpose)
1 tsp Baking Powder
a pinch Salt
1tsp Baking Soda
2 tbsp Cocoa powder
200 gms Butter
150 gms Sugar
2 no Eggs
125 gms Curd
Red food colour - 1 tsp Whipped Cream (sweetened)
1 tsp Vanilla extract
For Filling & Topping
250gms Cream Cheese
1 tsp Vanilla extract
2tbsp Sugar (powdered)
150 gms Whipped Cream (sweetened)

Red Velvet Cake

Red Velvet Cake | रेड वेल्वेट केक | Valentines Day | Kunal Kapur Baking Recipes | Basic Birthday Cake

Features:

    Red is the colour of love and it is the season to love. Happy Valentines Day.

    • 70 mins
    • Serves 6
    • Medium

    Ingredients

    • For cake

    • For Filling & Topping

    Directions

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    It’s creamy, velvety and has the colour of the loving heart & a must for Valentines Day #RedVelvetCake So get cooking guys. Red Velvet Cake is a cocoa flavoured, rich & moist cake served specially for Valentines Day. For making this cake eggless replace the 2 eggs on the recipe with 1 large mashed banana.

    Steps

    1
    Done

    Sieve together flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cocoa powder together in a bowl. In a separate bowl mix soft butter and sugar and whisk them till the time butter becomes light and fluffy. Continue whisking and gradually add the 2 eggs followed by curd, red food colour and vanilla extract.

    2
    Done

    Now gently fold the flour into butter mixture. Line a 6”wide & 3” deep round mould with butter paper on the bottom and sides. Pour the mixture into the mould and bake it in a pre heated oven at 180c for 35-40 mins. Once done remove and take it out on a wire rack to completely cool it.

    3
    Done

    For the icing cream the soft cheese using a whisk. Add sugar, vanilla extract and half go the whipped cream. Whisk them together. Now gently fold in the remaining whipped cream into the icing. Once the cake is completely cooled, using a bread knife remove the crown of the cake to flatten it from the top.

    4
    Done

    Also remove a thin layer from the sides to reveal the bright red colour of the cake. Reserve the bright crumbs for garnishing. Now using the bread knife slice the cake horizontally to make into 2 equal sized discs. Place one disc on a cake stand.

    5
    Done

    Generously add a huge dollop of the icing and spread it evenly using a palette knife. Place the second disc on top and add a huge dollop of the icing and spread it evenly using a palette knife. Using the icing spread it on the sides of the cake as well.

    6
    Done

    Give a plain neat finish on the top. Now crush the bright cake trimmings into finer small crumbs. Stick the crumbs on to the sides of the cake and a little on to the top circumference of the cake. Chill in the fridge for 2-3 hours before slicing it.

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