Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Red Cake







Ingredients:

Eggs- 2
Cocoa powder- 1/2 cup
Red food coloring- 1/4 cup(2 ounces)
All-purpose flour(maida flour)- 2 1/4 cup
Salt- 1/2 tsp
Unsalted butter- 1/2 cup
Sugar- 1 1/2 cup
Vanilla extract- 1 tsp
Butter milk- 1 cup
Baking soda- 1 tsp
Vinegar- 1 tsp
Jelly bear-20 to 25 for decorations
Chocolate chips- 10 to 15 for decorations

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F.
2. Grease 2 round cake pan with a little butter and set it aside.
3. In a small bowl ,mix together cocoa powder and food coloring and keep it aside.
4. Take another small bowl,mix together flour and salt and keep it aside.
5. In a big bowl,beat butter on medium speed for 20 to 25 sec using hand mixer.Then add sugar and vanilla extract,beat until combined.
6. Then add, 1 egg at a time,beating on medium speed until everything is combined well.
7. Then add cocoa mixture,alternatively add flour mixture and buttermilk.Beat it nicely.
8. Finally add baking soda and vinegar,mix it nicely until everything is well combined.
9. Now spread the batter evenly into each cake pan.
10. When oven is preheated,keep the cake pan into the oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes (or) until toothpick inserted comes out clean.Cool the cake for 10 to 15 minutes.
11. Frost the cake with creamy frosting.

Creamy Frosting:

1. In a medium sauce pan,whisk 1 cup milk into 3 tbsp of all-purpose flour.Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly.
2. Switch off heat, stir for 2 minutes. And set it aside for few minutes.
3. In another bowl,beat together 1 cup butter,1 cup sugar and 1 tsp vanilla extract, using hand mixer on medium speed until light and fully.
4. Then add 1/4 cup cooled milk mixture at a time to the butter mixture,beating on low speed until smooth and creamy.
5. Split the cake layer into half of both the cake,take one layer and keep it in the cake stand,Now spread the layer with creamy frosting evenly.
6. Repeat this step with all the other layer.Finally spread creamy frosting evenly on the top of the final layer of the cake.
7. Finally decorate the cake with the chocolate chips and jelly bear.

Note:
* You can use any cake decoration item for decorations of the cake.

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