Best red velvet cake recipes

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

• Category:

  cakes

• Cooking time:

  5 o'clock

Ingredients

• cream cheese
• cheese
• sugar
• flour
• kefir
• powder
• dye
• eggs
• cocoa
• baking powder
• soda
• Apple vinegar
• vanillin
• salt

To decorate the festive table and pleasantly surprise the guests, you can prepare the Red Velvet cake. There is nothing difficult in this if you follow the step-by-step recipe with a photo.

There are several options for making this dessert, but today's article will focus on the simplest and most affordable variations that any housewife can handle.

The classic recipe for Red Velvet with kefir

To prepare an unusual American dessert, you will need the following set of products:

• 400 ml cream;
• 400 g cream cheese;
• 300 g granulated sugar;
• 250 g sifted flour;
• 200 ml of kefir;
• 120 g butter;
• 100 g of powder;
• 10 g food coloring;
• 2 chicken eggs;
• 1 tbsp. l. cocoa powder;
• 1 tsp baking powder;
• 1 tsp baking soda;
• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar;
• 1 tsp vanillin;
• 0.5 tsp table salt.

The main stages of preparation:

In a deep container, the sifted flour is combined with cocoa, baking powder and salt. Everything is gently mixed with a spoon several times

With a mixer, beat the softened butter for about 2 minutes. After that, granulated sugar is added to it and everything is whipped again until maximum homogeneity

Chicken eggs with half a teaspoon of vanillin and red food coloring are beaten in a separate plate at minimum speed

1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar is poured into kefir (1, 5 cups). The mixture is mixed and set aside for 7-10 minutes. This is called buttermilk

During this time, butter, whipped with sugar, is added to the flour. After that, the kefir-vinegar mixture (buttermilk) is also sent there

All that remains is to add the beaten eggs with dye and the vinegar slaked baking soda. Everything is thoroughly mixed until a homogeneous mass is obtained

• If the dough is not bright enough, you can add a little more dye. If powder is used, it must first be slightly diluted with water.
• The bottom of the round shape is covered with parchment paper, and the sides are well oiled.

Half of the dough is poured into a baking dish, which must be hit several times against the edge of the table. Thus? all excess air will come out and the cake will be baked evenly

• The future cake is sent to the oven (180 degrees) for half an hour. The readiness of the test is checked with a toothpick. After the cake, you need to put it on a paper towel and wait until it cools completely.
• The same steps are repeated with the second part of the test.
• During this time, a delicious cream is prepared for the Red Velvet cake according to an easy step-by-step recipe with a photo.
• To do this, whip the cream with powdered sugar and the remaining vanilla for 1-2 minutes. Then cream cheese is added and everything is mixed with a spoon or silicone spatula.

• The finished cream is sent to the refrigerator for at least 15-20 minutes. This is done without fail so that the creamy mass does not spread over the cakes.
• The cooled cakes are cut into two equal parts. To do this, you can use a special pastry knife or ordinary silk thread.

Each half is carefully coated with a thick layer of cream (1-2 cm). At the very end, the top of the dessert and the sides are also covered with cream

Red velvet is sent to the refrigerator for 4-6 hours. If you want to decorate it, then for this you can use cream roses, multi-colored coconut flakes, fresh berries, grated chocolate or crumbled scraps from the biscuit itself.

In any case, the cake will turn out to be incredibly tasty, and it is best served cut open. This will make it look much more impressive.

Red velvet with curd cream

The next step-by-step photo recipe for the Red Velvet cake is much easier to implement at home. And all thanks to a simple cream of homemade cottage cheese.

All the ingredients you need are easy to buy at your local supermarket:

• 0.5 kg of white granulated sugar;
• 320 g sifted flour;
• 250-350 g of fresh cottage cheese;
• 230 ml of fatty kefir;
• 120 g soft butter;
• 50-70 g cocoa;
• 4 large eggs;
• 2-3 tsp red dye for baking;
• 2 tsp baking powder;
• 1, 5 cups butter (refined).

The main stages of preparation:

In a deep container, sifted flour, sifted cocoa powder and sugar are combined. Everything is gently mixed with a wooden spatula several times. In another bowl, all the liquid ingredients are mixed - kefir, vegetable oil, eggs and food coloring

The resulting mass is mixed with flour and whipped with a mixer at minimum speed. You should get a homogeneous, smooth mass without lumps, resembling a paste in consistency

• The dough is set aside for 30 minutes. During this time, it "gains strength", then it is used for the Red Velvet cake.
• After the specified time has elapsed, the batter is divided into 2 maximally equal parts. For convenience, you can use a kitchen scale.
• A round baking dish is coated with oil, and the bottom is covered with parchment paper. Part of the dough is laid out in it, which is sent to an oven preheated to 180 degrees.

• After 35-35 minutes, the readiness of the cake is checked with a toothpick. If the middle is not baked yet, then it is necessary to hold the future cake in the oven for about 15 minutes.
• The mold is placed on a wooden board and, after cooling, the base of the Red Velvet is removed from it. The same should be done with the second part of the test.
• After the biscuit has cooled completely, it is recommended to wrap it in plastic wrap and send it to the refrigerator for 2 hours. Due to this trick, the dough will become much softer and juicier.

To prepare the cream, curd is combined with sugar and softened butter. The mass is beaten with a blender at high speed until smooth. At the very end, you can add a little vanilla for a pleasant scent

The tops are carefully cut from the cakes so that the cake is even and is much better saturated with the filling. Trimmed biscuits can be soaked in cherry syrup if desired for flavor and juiciness

The first part of the biscuit is laid out on a beautiful dish and generously coated with cream. The second biscuit is laid on top with the cut side up and also coated with cream

The sides are processed with the remaining filling. For beauty, they are crushed with biscuit crumbs, which were previously cut off

How to replace store dye

To implement a step-by-step photo of a Red Velvet cake recipe, in addition to purchased food coloring, you can use natural products. For example, it could be beets.

All you need to do is boil 200 g of peeled beets, grate them on a fine grater and add 2 large tablespoons of lemon juice or vinegar. The resulting gruel is mixed and added directly to the dough.

Fresh red berries - raspberries, strawberries, currants or cherries - can also act as dyes. They are washed under running water, peeled from leaves and turned into gruel using a blender. In this case, you do not need to add vinegar or lemon juice.

The best way to serve American dessert is cutaway - so its appearance will attract even more attention and guests will definitely not deny themselves the pleasure of trying such beauty.