Dear hostesses, I want to share an original recipe for cakes for the Red Velvet cake. The dough is very soft, lush, not rubber - really velvety. The whole secret of tenderness is that it is prepared on the basis of a biscuit test. Unlike the classic version, where a large amount of oil, sugar prevails, which only makes the structure itself heavier, and kefir makes it a little rubber. The method of cooking cake layers for the cake "Red Velvet" is very simple: even a beginner in cooking can do it. Do not worry - you will succeed! Let's get started!

Ingredients:

• eggs - 3 pieces;
• salt - a pinch;
• sugar - 80 grams;
• vanilla sugar - 10 grams;
• flour - 130 grams;
• baking powder for dough - 0.25 teaspoon;
• slaked soda vinegar - 1 teaspoon without top;
• milk - 60-70 grams;
• food coloring - 1 teaspoon;
• cocoa powder - 1 tablespoon.

Cakes for the most delicious Red Velvet cake. Step by step recipe

1. Separate the whites from the yolks. Add a pinch of salt to the proteins and beat with a mixer until a stable foam. Without turning off the mixer, add vanilla sugar and gradually introduce granulated sugar.
2. In whipped proteins, add baking powder, food coloring and slaked soda. Use good quality food coloring: you can take both liquid and dry. If you use the usual cheap dye to make the Red Velvet cake, the color may be lost during baking. Also for cooking we use both soda and baking powder. As you know, the baking powder for the test begins to act during heating (when baking), and hydrated soda immediately manifests its reaction. And together they complement each other, so the dough does not fall during baking and becomes beautifully porous.
3. We begin to whip the mass until the color disperses well. Then one at a time we introduce the yolks. And beat until smooth.
4. Combine the sifted flour and cocoa powder (at the request of the cocoa powder you can add a little more, but at the same time proportionally reduce the amount of flour). We stir everything.
5. Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and knead well with a spatula until smooth. The dough will turn out quite thick.
6. Pour in the milk and stir. The consistency of the dough will turn out, like a pancake.
7. Cover the baking dish with parchment paper (bottom and sides), fill it with dough. I used a shape with a diameter of 18 centimeters. If desired, you can cook a small but high (a few short cake) cake: for this, take 2 forms with a diameter of 10-12 centimeters.
8. Preheat the oven to 160 degrees, and set the cakes to bake for 15-20 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 90-100 degrees and hold for another 10 minutes so that the dough is well baked. We check the readiness of the cake by piercing it with a match.
9. We leave the finished cakes until completely cooled (it is best to leave it overnight).
10. After the cooled cakes, cut lengthwise into 2 parts.

The cakes for the Red Velvet cake turned out amazing: saturated bright color, porous, soft, very tender dough. Large and small holes were obtained due to the presence of soda and baking powder. It remains only to soak the cakes with syrup, spread with cream and enjoy the most delicious cake "Red Velvet"! Join us for “Very Delicious”: cook tasty, original, simple - and share your impressions! Enjoy your meal!

Delicate curd cream for the most delicious Red Velvet Cake

Cream for the cake "Red Velvet" can be any, in the classic version it is butter. But I want to talk about my favorite: airy, very gentle, non-greasy curd cream. For such light, soft cakes, this cream is exactly what you need. Try it: you will see for yourself. In addition, I want to offer a syrup recipe for the impregnation and assembly of the Red Velvet cake itself.

Ingredients:

• gelatin - 20 grams;
• oil - 200 grams;
• sugar - 9 tablespoons;
• milk - 250 milliliters;
• cottage cheese - 900 grams;
• vanilla sugar - 10 grams.

For syrup:

• water - 60 milliliters;
• sugar - 75 grams;
• orange juice - 1 tablespoon (you can take cognac as a replacement, rum - 1 tablespoon, or vanilla sugar - 5 grams).

Delicate curd cream for the most delicious Red Velvet Cake. Step by step recipe

1. Soak gelatin in milk in advance (100 milliliters) and leave to swell for 15-20 minutes.
2. We beat the cottage cheese with a blender and gradually (50 milliliters each) put in about 150 milliliters of milk. Milk can go less or more: depending on the structure of your cottage cheese. The mass you have should be tender, uniform, in consistency: like very thick sour cream.
3. To the mass add vanilla sugar and granulated sugar (1 tablespoon with a small slide for every 100 grams of cottage cheese). Mix to dissolve the sugar in the wet cottage cheese.
4. Melt gelatin in the microwave or in a water bath, but do not bring to a boil. Cool to a slightly warm state.
5. The curd mass is transferred to a container for whipping, we begin to whisk and, without turning off the mixer, pour gelatin into a thin stream. Beat for another 3-4 minutes: you will notice that the mass will begin to thicken a little (this starts to set gelatin).
6. Continue to whisk and add well-softened butter in small portions. And after that, beat for about three minutes, so that the mass is well beaten.
7. Leave to stand for 5-7 minutes and immediately proceed to the assembly of the cake so that the cream does not have time to completely freeze.
8. We prepare syrup for impregnation in advance: in a stewpan we combine boiled water with sugar, heat over medium heat until sugar is completely dissolved.
9. Remove from the stove and add any flavor, mix. I really like cooking with orange juice, but you can add any liquor or cognac, rum, vanillin and so on if you wish.
10. Step-by-step assembly of the Red Velvet cake: pour each cooled cake with the cooled syrup, apply the cream in a sufficiently thick layer. For this I use a pastry bag.
11. Cover with the following cake and again apply the cream.
12. At the end, we coat the sides well and send the “Red Velvet” cake for 4-6 hours in the refrigerator so that it is well saturated.

With such soft cakes and delicate curd cream, the cake “Red Velvet” turned out to be simply divine. It melts in your mouth! And what kind of cake is original in appearance! For the thousandth time I’m convinced that cooking at home is much tastier and more original than buying in a store! Everyone will be delighted with such a homemade dessert. Bon appetit together with “Very tasty”!