red velvet cake recipe | easy & moist eggless velvet cake recipe with detailed photo and video recipe. a traditional red coloured or dark red brown moist red velvet cake with white cream cheese icing or ermine frosting. it is considered one of the moist cake ever, perhaps due to the alkaline acidic substances used like vinegar or buttermilk in this cake recipe.
well i have baked couple of other basic cake recipes, but red velvet cake recipe wasn’t the easy one to bake it. i had to try it 3 times till i get a near perfect and moist one. hence i can say that this recipe is tried and tested one and you would not be disappointed with the result. in the initial attempts i had prepared with buttermilk, but the results were not pleasing. the main reason to use buttermilk was due to its easy availability in every kitchen. but i had to fall back to the vinegar and i was comfortable with the end result.
furthermore some important tips and recommendations for a perfect and moist red velvet cake recipe. firstly, i have used 4 tsp red food colour in this recipe which can be replaced with gel food colour as well. if you are using gel colour, 1 tsp should be more than sufficient. secondly, velvet cake is typically prepared with maida flour, however wheat flour can also be used as alternative. lastly, apply the cream cheese frosting only after the baked cake is completely cooled down.
finally, i have posted quite a few eggless cakes recipes collection and i would request to visit them. it includes, eggless chocolate cake, cupcake, black forest cake, rava cake, choco lava cake, cream cheese cake, ice cream cake, vanilla cake, mug cake and plum cake recipe. in addition do visit my other recipes collection with this recipe of red velvet cake,
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red velvet cake recipe | easy & moist eggless velvet cake recipe
Ingredients
for red velvet cake:
- ½ cup 150gm unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup 397gm condensed milk / milkmaid
- 1½ cup milk, warm
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 tsp red food colour
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1.5 cup 263gm maida / plain flour / all purpose flour / refined flour
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
for cream cheese frosting:
- 250 gm cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cup icing sugar / powdered sugar
for garnish:
- 3 tbsp chocolate, grated
Instructions
- firstly, in a large mixing bowl take butter and condensed milk.
- beat smooth and fluffy till the butter and condensed milk combines well.
- further add milk, vanilla extract, red food colour and vinegar.
- beat and combine well.
- also sieve in maida, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- beat the batter on low speed till everything combines well.
- bake the cake at 180 degree celsius or 356 degree fahrenheit for 40 minutes.
- cool down the cake completely.
- finally, layer and decorate the eggless red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting.
how to make red velvet cake with step by step photo:
eggless red velvet cake recipe:
- firstly, in a large mixing bowl take ½ cup butter and 1 cup condensed milk.
- beat smooth and fluffy till the butter and condensed milk combines well.
- further add 1½ cup milk, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 4 tsp red food colour and 1 tsp vinegar.
- beat and combine well.
- also sieve in 1.5 cup maida, 1 tbsp cocoa powder, ¾ tsp baking soda, 1 tsp baking powder and pinch of salt.
- beat the batter on low speed till everything combines well. do not over beat as the cake turns to be hard.
- make sure to get flowing consistency batter by adding more milk if required.
- meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180°c for 10 minutes and transfer the cake batter to a cake mould (dia: 7 inch, height: 4 inch). make sure to line a butter paper at the bottom to prevent from sticking.
- and also tap twice to level up uniformly and remove any air bubbles if present.
- bake the cake at 180 degree celsius or 356 degree fahrenheit for 40 minutes. to bake in microwave or cooker check out the notes section below.
- cool down the cake completely. also transfer the cake to cooling rack to cool faster.
cream cheese frosting recipe:
- firstly, in a large mixing bowl take 250 gm cream cheese and 2 tbsp unsalted butter.
- beat them till they turn whitish.
- add in 1 tsp vanilla extract and 2 cup icing sugar.
- mix well and then beat till the frosting turns smooth and fluffy.
- also continue to beat till thick and firm peaks appear to the frosting. add more icing sugar if frosting is watery.
layering eggless red velvet cake recipe:
- firstly, trim the top of cake if there is bulge. also cut the cake in centre dividing into 2 equal half.
- place a layer of baked cake on turning table.
- furthermore, spread the generous amount of prepared cream cheese frosting.
- then place another baked cake.
- start spreading frosting over the sides of cake carefully.
- also spread generous amount of prepared cream cheese frosting.
- then with the help of offset spatula or a knife, spread the prepared frosting evenly and garnish with grated chocolate.
- finally, eggless red velvet cake recipe is ready, cut the cake to desired shape and serve. store in refrigerator to serve later.
notes:
- firstly, frost the cake only after its cooled completely, else the frosting will melt.
- furthermore, use oil instead of butter if you are preserving the cake and eating later. as butter hardens once refrigerated whereas oil doesn’t and keeps cake more moist.
- also to bake in microwave convection mode pre heat and bake at 180 degrees for 40 minutes. and to bake in cooker check out how to bake in cooker.
- finally, eggless red velvet cake recipe is traditionally prepared with cream cheese frosting, however you can replace with vanilla frosting used for black forest cake recipe.
Hi ,Red velvet cake looks yummy.iam.baking this for my nephew’s birthday.I will have to travel an hour to reach his place.will the cream cheese frosting melt if it’s kept outside for an hour? Also planning to use butter only.so it should be okay for a day right?
yeah.. frosting remains good.. make sure you do not stay in hot weather areas.
Can we use processed cheese for frosting? I didn’t get cream cheese
nope… you can use thickened cream
I have a very small baking vessel. So can I mix the whole batter at once and bake it two times? My question is when I bake it for the 2nd time the batter will remain soft n same as the first round of baking?
yes you can… batter will remain good
what ingredient to replace when using egg?
no idea about non veg swati..sorry..
Could the same cake be made in a square tin? Would 7x7x2 be fine? As I have only springform mould!
yes any cake mould can be used…
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