Monday, November 21, 2011

What's the best Red Velvet Cake recipe? I have one, but I dunno...Is there a more flavorful one? Here's mine:

Vegetable oil for the pans


2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour


1 1/2 cups sugar


1 teaspoon baking soda


1 teaspoon fine salt


1 teaspoon cocoa powder


1 1/2 cups vegetable oil


1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature


2 large eggs, at room temperature


2 tablespoons red food coloring (1 ounce)


1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar


1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Cream Cheese Frosting, recipe follows


Crushed pecans, for garnish





Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil and flour 3 (9 by 1 1/2-inch round) cake pans.


In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder. In another large bowl, whisk together the oil, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vinegar, and vanilla.





Using a standing mixer, mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined and a smooth batter is formed.





Divide the cake batter evenly among the prepared cake pans. Place the pans in the oven evenly spaced apart. Bake, rotating pans halfway through...What's the best Red Velvet Cake recipe? I have one, but I dunno...Is there a more flavorful one? Here's mine:
Red Velvet Cake IV





INGREDIENTS


1 cup butter, softened


3 cups white sugar


6 eggs


1 ounce red food coloring


3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder


3 cups all-purpose flour


1 cup buttermilk


1 teaspoon vanilla extract


1/2 teaspoon salt


1 teaspoon baking soda


1 tablespoon white vinegar





2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese


12 ounces white chocolate


1 cup butter, softened


DIRECTIONS


Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8 inch pans.


In a large bowl, cream 1 cup butter with sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well


after each addition. Mix food coloring with cocoa and add to mixture.


Add flour alternately with buttermilk. Add vanilla and salt.


Mix baking soda with vinegar, and gently stir into mixture. Be careful not to over mix.


Divide batter into three prepared 8 inch round pans. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 25 minutes. Allow to cool.


To make the White Chocolate Cream Cheese Icing: Melt the white chocolate and allow to cool to lukewarm. In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in melted white chocolate and softened butter.


Beat until it is the consistency of whipped cream, then use to fill and frost the cake.

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