Lady in Red…
Vibrant, feminine and ardent…
A Red velvet cake is a type of rich and sweet cake, with a distinctive dark red to bright red or red-brown color. It is very popular in the Southern United States.
Cake:
1/4 cup red food coloring
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
2 1/4 cups cake flour
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp salt
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp baking soda
Red Velvet Icing:
2 cups milk
3/8 cup all-purpose flour
4 sticks unsalted butter, cold
2 cups sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
Cake:
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and lightly flour three 9- x 2-inch round cake pans, then line the bottoms with waxed paper.
In a small bowl, whisk together until well combined the food coloring, cocoa powder, and vanilla. Set aside.
In a large bowl, on the medium speed of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until very fluffy, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add in the eggs one at a time. Add the flour in three parts, alternating with the buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Add in the salt. Beat in the cocoa mixture until thoroughly incorporated. In a small bowl, mix together the vinegar and baking soda. Add to the batter at the end, making sure to mix well.
Divide the batter among the prepared pans. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Let cake cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely on wire rack. When cake has cooled, ice between the layers, then ice top and sides of cake with Red Velvet Icing.
Icing
In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, whisk to combine the milk and flour. Stir constantly over medium-high heat until smooth and thick (anywhere from 12 to 18 minutes). Let the mixture cool for at least 50 minutes. When cool, remove the “skin” that has formed at the top and discard.
While mixture is cooling, on the medium-high speed of an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until quite fluffy, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add in the vanilla extract and mix thoroughly. Incorporate the cooled milk mixture in thirds, beating well after each addition.
Source: Jennifer Appel
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oh wow! that’s beautiful! how did you get the boiled frosting to behave so well?
gorgeous!
oh me oh my! Deliciously gorgeous!!
This is a beautiful cake!
So classy looking! Gorgeous as always!
how unusal for a cake to be red but i love it !
Beautiful. Great frosting too – none of that sickly confectioners sugar we use so much here.
what a beauty!
You made the original frosting for the red velvet cake! This is the recipe I was taught when I was younger. Today everyone makes cream cheese frosting. Your cake is beautiful.
Leonor,
Llevo tiempo leyendo tu blog y me encanta, es una delicia pasearme por tus recetas y tus maravillosas fotos.
Me encanta tu estilo y te agradezco que compartas tus recetas con nosotros.
Tu velvet cake se ve deliciosa
Un saludo
I need to learn to visit your blog when I have a full tummy! Your lady in red looks heavenly!
stunning. your blog is an inspiration. launched my own food blog last week and would love for you to pop by!
cheers,
*heather*
http://squirrelbread.wordpress.com
Beautiful red velvet cake. It looks gorgeous and delicious.
You’ve just met one Southerner who thinks red velvet cake is gorgeous but doesn’t care for it. It’s always too vinegary for my tastebuds! But, of course, I always try it, because it is, afterall CAKE. Beautiful.