Red Velvet Cake

Name: Red Velvet Cake
Prep time: 3 h 25 min
Cook time: 3 h 25 min
Total time: 3 h 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 887 milliliters AP Flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 355 milliliters buttermilk, at room temperature; 3 Tbsps Dutch processed cocoa powder; 3 larges eggs, at room temperature; 7 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 532 milliliters granulated sugar; 118 milliliters heavy cream; 1 Tbsp red food coloring; 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar; 1 teaspoons salt; 355 milliliters superfine sugar; 3 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature; 12 Tbsps unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 177 milliliters vegetable oil; 237 milliliters whole milk

Red Velvet Cake

Red Velvet Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This vegetarian recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 12g of protein, 82g of fat, and A mixture of butter, granulated sugar, dutch processed cocoa powder, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for valentin day. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours and 25 minutes.

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour 2 (9-inch) cake pans and line each pan with a round of parchment paper.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Baking Paper

Oven

Frying Pan

Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl

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Cocoa Powder

Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Cream the butter, sugar and oil in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until light and fluffy.

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Butter

Cream

Sugar

Cooking Oil

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Add the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl and beat until incorporated. Beat in the vanilla, vinegar and food coloring.

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Food Color

Vanilla

Vinegar

Egg

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Add the flour mixture to the batter in 3 batches alternating with the buttermilk, mixing well after each addition. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans and bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool on a baking rack for 15 minutes before removing the cake from the pans.

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Buttermilk

All Purpose Flour

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Oven

Skewers

Let cool completely before frosting. Slice each cake into 2 layers and frost.

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Frosting

Combine the cream, milk, vanilla bean and seeds in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.

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Vanilla Bean

Cream

Seeds

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Remove the vanilla bean and discard.

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Vanilla Bean

Add the flour and cook, whisking constantly, until thickened to a paste, about 2 minutes.

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All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Scrape into a bowl, cover and refrigerate until very cold, at least 2 hours.

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Bowl

Combine the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and beat until the mixture is very fluffy and the sugar is totally dissolved, about 6 minutes.

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Butter

Sugar

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Stand Mixer

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Bowl

Add the cold paste, a few tablespoons at a time to the butter mixture and whip until light and fluffy.

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Butter