Name: Red Velvet Cake recipe by Rekha Unni at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 32 min
Total time: 62 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 21/3 cups all purpose flour; 1/3 cup corn flour; 1 tsp baking soda; 1.5 cups sugar; 110g soft unsalted butter; 1 cup buttermilk at room temperature; 3/4 cup canola oil; 1 tsp vinegar; 1 tbsp vanilla extract; 2 eggs; 2.5 tbsp cocoa powder; 1 tsp salt; 2.5 tbsp red food colour; For frosting; 450g cream cheese room temperature; 110g soft butter; 2 cups icing sugar (adjust); 2 tbsp cream; 1 tsp Vanilla extract

Ingredients Serving: 6

21/3 cups all purpose flour
1/3 cup corn flour
1 tsp baking soda
1.5 cups sugar
110g soft unsalted butter
1 cup buttermilk at room temperature
3/4 cup canola oil
1 tsp vinegar
1 tbsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
2.5 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp salt
2.5 tbsp red food colour
For frosting
450g cream cheese room temperature
110g soft butter
2 cups icing sugar (adjust)
2 tbsp cream
1 tsp Vanilla extract

Instructions

MIX FLOURS AND SIEVE 4-5 TIMES
SIEVE COCOA, BAKING SODA AND SALT.
MIX DRY INGREDIENTS WELL AND KEEP IT ASIDE
PREPARE BAKING PAN.USE 2 SMALL ROUND PANS OR BIG ROUND PAN
PREHEAT OVEN TO 180
IN A BOWL ADD BUTTER AND SUGAR
BLEND UNTIL CREAMY
ADD EGGS, 1 AT A TIME AND BEAT UNTIL PALE AND FROTHY
ADD BUTTERMILK AND BLEND WELL
ADD OIL AND BLEND
ADD VINEGAR AND VANILLA EXTRACT. BLEND WELL
SLOWLY INCORPORATE FLOUR AND BLEND
ADD RED FOOD COLOURING AND FOLD IN WELL
POUR THE BATTER TO CAKE PAN AND TAP GENTLY
BAKE FOR 30-40 MINUTES UNTIL DONE
ALLOW CAKE TO COOL FOR 15 MINUTES, DEMOULD AND ALLOW TO COOL COMPLETELY
SLICE CAKE IN 2 HALVES
BLEND CREAM CHEESE BUTTER UNTIL SMOOTH. ADD ICING SUGAR , VANILLA EXTRACT WITH CREAM TO FORM PEAKS
FLATTEN CAKE LAYERS AND RESERVE CAKE CRUMBS FOR DECORATION
APPLY FROSTING ON TOP OF FIRST CAKE
NOW PLACE SECOND CAKE HALF ON TOP AND FROST AGAIN
ONCE ONE LAYER IS COMPLETED, CHILL FOR 15 MINUTES
NOW DO FINAL FROSTING AND DECORATE AS DESIRED
APPLY CAKE CRUMBS ON TOP AND SIDES
CUT AND SERVE

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