The Perfect Red Velvet Cake Recipe

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Red Velvet Cake can be a perfect and delicious dessert for any occasion. Red Velvet Cake are also perfect for Christmas.

   The recipe below is the perfect one to produce a moist and fluffy red velvet cake which has the perfect balance from acidity(produced by the buttermilk and white vinegar) and chocolate(from the cocoa powder).

   Red velvet cake can be frosted with any frosting of choice ranging from cream cheeses frosting, buttercream,etc.

INGREDIENTS
•2cups All purpose flour
• 4tbsp corn flour
• 5tbsp cocoa powder
• 1tsp salt
• 1tsp baking soda
• 110g butter
• 1tsp baking powder
• 1cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• ¾ cup warm water
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1tsp white vinegar
• 1cup buttermilk
• 2tsp vanilla extract
• 2tbsp red food colouring

✓ Just in case you do not have buttermilk, you can easily make a useable substitute at home by adding 1tablespoon of raw and fresh lemon juice or 1 tablespoon of vinegar to 1 cup of milk.
Procedure
• Preheat your oven to 350°
• Grease your pan, add little flour to the greased baking pan surface and tap excess flour out of the cake pan
• Mix all your dry ingredients together ( flour, corn flour, salt, Cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder)
• Cream your butter and sugar
• Add your egg and warm water and mix
• Add buttermilk, white vinegar and vanilla extract and vegetable oil and mix till it's well incorporated
• Add your dry ingredients and make sure it is well combined
• Add the food colouring and pour your cake batter inside your baking pan
• Bake your cake in batches so that it can bake perfectly
• Check your cake for doneness by inserting a toothpick in the deepest part of the cake... Your cake is done if the toothpick comes out clean.
• Let your cake cool for few minutes and Frost as desired.


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