Friday, February 4, 2011

Red Velvet Cake - Recipe

Serves 8 people


Ingredients


For the cake:
  • 1 pack white cake mix( use the method in the box).
  • Add to the mix, 2 tsp coco powder.
  • 2 tbsp red food colour
  • 1 tsp vinegar 
For the icing:
  • 2 cup cream cheese
  • 1 cup sugar or adjust to ur liking
  • 1 tbsp vanilla.
  • 3/4 c whipping cream
  • Few drops of food colouring

Directions

  1. You can do this in layers or a whole cake, depending on that grease your pans with a little oil.
  2. Pre heat over to 350 deg. 
  3. In a bowl combine the cake ingredients & beat on high speed for 3 min.
  4. pour the mix in the pan or pans.
  5. Bake as prescribed in the pack.
  6. Remove from heat & cool completely.
  7.  In another bowl combine the icing items(except the food colour) & beat till nice & creamy.
  8.  Bring your cake out of the pans & spread the icing evenly over it (leaving a little icing on hand), either by layering (it if you have made 2 cakes) or above one cake.
  9. Combine the food colour in the little icing that you had left out & mix to a nice red colour icing.
  10. Drizzle it over the white iced cake & serve.