I frightened to utter about red velvet cake just because people like it that much, where a little deviation could be stone troughing in my windows. Let’s see some historical adventure with me regarding today’s red velvet cake. During the Victorian era (in the 1800s) American cooks recreating their cake recipes and used almond flour, cocoa, and cornstarch to break down the protein of flour for making soft and finer textured cakes instead of heavy and dense cakes. Then lots of luxurious cake made with cocoa powder which were known as velvet cake. Velvet cakes were popular among other luxurious cakes and served at gorgeous parties.
Recipes started to circulate for this softer, rich, and sometimes-red cake. It got its first national mention in a 1943 cookbook, “The Joy of Cooking” by Irma S. Rombauer and she states that she ironically doesn’t care for the cake. But she felt her duty to include the red velvet cake recipe in her cookbook. Modern Red velvet cake was out of focus till 1989, after appearing in the film “Steel Magnolias” got its popularities. in 2000 it was best seller product of Magnolia Bakery. By 2005, Red Velvet Cake a staple at nearly all high-end bakeries.
If we think about how red velvet cake becomes red, then look main ingredients in red velvet cake are butter, sugar, flour, eggs, unsweetened cocoa, baking powder, sometimes buttermilk. The chemical reaction between the cocoa powder (which contains anthocyanin, a pH-sensitive antioxidant that reacts to acids) and the vinegar and buttermilk help give the cake a deep maroon color that is often enhanced by the extra food coloring. Some recipes add cooked red beets to the batter to enhance the red color or vinegar to increase the cake’s acidity and aid the leavening process.
As we know modern red velvet cake is a layered cake with frosting, then a question could jam our mind, why should we use cream cheese frosting for red velvet cake? Cream cheese frosting goes well with this tangy and sweet red velvet cake, it’s easy to make instead of ermine frosting (which is authentic frosting lots of people claimed) and white and red contrast wonderfully matched. Decorate the cake with frozen or fresh fruit as per your wish and fruits availability. Moreover, luxurious color, taste, and texture could be the best option for valentine’s day, anniversary, and birthday celebrations cake.
| Ingredients | Metric Measurement |
| Butter | 400 g |
| Sugar | 600 g |
| Salt | 8 g |
| Eggs | 300 g or 6 PCs |
| Red Color (Liquid Food Color) | 20 ml |
| Cake Flour | 600 g |
| Baking Powder | 12 g |
| Baking Soda | 12g |
| Cocoa Powder | 30 g |
| Vanilla Extracts | 1 Tea Spoon |
| Butter Milk | 600 ml |
| Distilled White Vinegar | 30 ml |
| Methods | Panning and Baking Instructions |
| 1. Preheat the oven at 180°C or 356°F.
2. Scale all ingredients according to the recipe and ensure all are at room temperature. 3. Beat butter and sugar either using an electronic mixture or by hand until cream and light. Add salt and continue beating. 4. Add red coloring 5. Gradually add eggs one by one and let them be incorporate completely. Do not add eggs before absorption. 6. Scrap down the side as required.
7. Make sure all dry ingredients are ready to fold with butter mixture including Buttermilk and vinegar in another separate bowl. 8. Mix dry ingredients one-third and then one-third of buttermilk. Repeat until three times.
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Panning: prepare 2 (10”x10”x2.5”) Squire pan or 10” Round Pan greased with fat and paper lining.
Deposit: Pour an equal amount of cake batter into two pans
Bake at: 180°C or 356°F temperature for 35 – 45 minutes.
Cool the cakes on a cooling rack.
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Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
This is a simple cream cheese frosting recipe but delicious.
| Ingredients | Metric Measurement |
| Cream Cheese | 250 g |
| Butter | 125 g |
| Icing Sugar or Confectionary Sugar | 500 g |
| Vanilla Essence | 1 Tsp |
| Methods | |
| 1. Beat softened Cream cheese and butter with the electronic mixture on medium speed until well blended.
2. Add powder sugar and Vanilla extracts continue mixing until smooth and creamy. |
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