Name: Red velvet cake recipe by Archana Ramachandran at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups sifted cake flour; 1/4 tsp Salt; 1Tablespoon cocoa powder; 1/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature; 1/2 cup plus 4 tablespoon sugar; 1 Large Egg room temperature; 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract; 1 tablepoon red food coloring; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/2 Tsp distilled vinegar or lemon juice; cream cheese frosting recipe follows; 1-8oz cream cheese room temperature; 1-8oz mascarpone cream cheese; 1 cup sifted powdered sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract

Ingredients Serving: 8

1-1/2 cups sifted cake flour
1/4 tsp Salt
1Tablespoon cocoa powder
1/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature
1/2 cup plus 4 tablespoon sugar
1 Large Egg room temperature
1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
1 tablepoon red food coloring
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 Tsp distilled vinegar or lemon juice
cream cheese frosting recipe follows
1-8oz cream cheese room temperature
1-8oz mascarpone cream cheese
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

preheat the oven to 350F or 180 C.Line the cake pan with parchment paper
Sift the cake flour with salt and cocoa powder
in an electric mixer or hand mixer beat the butter and sugar together to get creamy
Add egg vanilla extract and buttermilk to it and mix well
add the sifted flour to it
add baking soda and vinegar into a small bowl mix it till it gets fizzy
add the mixture to it and add food color
Transfer the batter to the prepared pans evenly! bake it for about 25-30 mins or the tooth pick inserted in it comes out clean
once the cake is cool...add frosting to it.
for cream cheese frosting mix all ingredients together except heavy cream
In an electric mixer beat the cream using wire whisk beat it until peak stiff forms
fold the cream into cream cheese mixture and it should b spread cream consistency
slice the cake into half and place the bottom cake into cake board.Spread the cream cheese mixture and place the another cake on top and spread it with cream cheese and decorate it as u like,

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