Red Velvet Cake
Why I Love This Recipe
a favorite among friends!
Ingredients You'll Need
Cake:
1/2 cup melted butter
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 tbsp cocoa powder
3 tbsp red food coloring
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk
2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tbsp white vinegar
Icing:
5 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup white sugar
1 cup butter
Directions
cake preparation :
Preheat an oven to 175 degrees C
In a bowl, separate egg whites ans yolks and beat separately .
Beat butter and sugar until it turns fluffy.
Fold in the eggs and beat well.
Make a paste of cocoa and food coloring and add it to the mixture.
Mix baking soda and vinegar.
Add salt, vanilla and buttermilk.
Fold in the flour in an alternate process with the buttermilk.
Don't beat the cake batter anymore.
In a non-stick baking pan, pour the contents and bake for 25-30 mins.
cool off in a wire rack.
icing
heat milk and flour in a low heat and stir it till it thickens.
cool it completely.
Mix vanilla, butter and sugar and beat the mixture until it turns light and fluffy.
Add it to the cooled flour mixture and beat it.
Put icing on the cake layers and serve.
