Recipe

Red Velvet Cake With A Difference Recipe

	Annielikestocook / All my dishes 1 year, 2 months ago All cake lovers unite! This is an interestig cake. It has a lovely rich colour and the frosting is certainly different. I love making this around Christmas time. Think has something to do with the colour! Prep:30m Cook:30m Servings:8	Annielikest
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Ingredients

Cake

100g Butter

350g Sugar

2 eggs

30g Cocoa

30ml Boiling Water

2 bottles (30ml each) red food colouring

250g Flour

5ml Salt

250ml Buttermilk

5ml Baking Soda

5ml White Vinegar

Frosting

250ml Milk

45g Flour

220g Sugar

230g Butter

5ml Vanilla essence

Chocolate Vermicelli to sprinkle

Directions

Pre-heat the oven to 180C

Prepare two cake tins (20cm)

Cake

Cream the butter and the sugar until light and creamy

Add the eggs one by one, mix well after each

Mix the cocoa, boiling water and food colouring to form a thick paste

Add this to the butter mixture and blend

Sift flour and salt together - keep seperate

Mix buttermilk and vanilla essence - keep seperate

Now add the flour mixture and the buttermilk mixture alternately, untill blended well

Lastly mix the baking soda and the vinegar and add to the cake mixture.

Divide the mixture into the two baking tins

Bake for 30 minutes (or until cake tester comes out clean)

Frosting

Add a little of the milk to the flour and mix to a smooth paste

Add the sugar to the rest of the milk and bring to boil, stirring frequently

Cream the butter until light and soft

Add the vanilla essence to the butter cream and blend well

Add the milk mixture to the Butter mix and beat untill it has a light and fluffy texture. (like whipped cream)

Let cake and frosting cool down

Spread some of the frosting on the first layer, add the second layer and 'frost' the cake right round.

Sprinkle with Chocolate Vermicilli (or I sometimes crumble Cadburys Flake over the top)

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Comments

minitindel 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Wow annie that sounds incredible i love it ..the twist is yummy thanks * 5 *

choclytcandy 11 months, 3 weeks ago said:
I love RVC. I have a very similar recipe and the key is vinegar and mixing well after each ingredient.

linebb956 3 months, 1 week ago said:
This is almost like mine that I got from New Orleans an my Aunt... Even the frosting. I posted the frosting on here.. We use it on all types of cake.. Recipe is an old one.. It was called "Icing" back then...

Great post.. High 5

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Alterations

choclytcandy 11 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Try a cream cheese frosting as an alternative.
1 16oz box confectioner sugar
1 8oz box of cream cheese, room temperature
1 stick of butter, room temperature
2 tsp vanilla
1-2 tsp lemon juice
chopped pecans for garnish

Mix all ingredients (except pecans)together and spread on a cooled cake. Sprinkle pecans on top and sides of cake.