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Cake "Red Velvet": original step-by-step recipe

May 30, 2016 2028

Recently, American desserts are becoming increasingly popular as in our country and in the entire immense world. The menu of almost every cafe includes a long-faced each cheesecake, Browni, Madfins, Pankety. Confectionery are in bright, lush cakes and cakes, one of which is "red velvet" - it is very easy to cook in your own kitchen.

This cake was obtained thanks to the bright red color and a porous brilliant biscuit texture. The crude is obtained as gentle in the taste, how much the velvet is.

Despite the fact that the birthplace of this dessert is definitely not known (Canada also claims to be the country of its origin), still relate to American cuisine. At home for nuclear color and insanely delicious biscuit cake called the devil's food.

It turns out to be unusually gentle, and because of Cocoa, which is part of the biscuit, is able to truly surprise the one who first tries it: after all, a berry acid can be expected from baking red color, but not chocolate.

The recipe for the preparation of this unusually festive dessert is very easy due to the uncomplicated technology that does not require "dances with a tambourine"; And also thanks to the ingredients, the bulk of which is always in the kitchen almost any hostess.

True, not all components of the original recipe are always on our counters, but they can be replaced by more familiar products.

Cake "Red Velvet": original step-by-step recipe

What is needed for the test:

  • Flour - 2.5 glasses;
  • Busty (you can own your own preparation) - 1 k.l.;
  • Salt - 1 tsp;
  • Cocoa - full of 2 tbsp.;
  • Red pigment for cooking - approximately 2 bl.;
  • Soft melting creamy (in no case is not a spread) oil - 0.5 glasses;
  • Sugar - there will be enough 1.5 glasses;
  • Chicken egg - 2 pcs.;
  • Vanillin is a little bit, about 1 tsp;
  • Pathel - 1 tbsp. (kefir uses instead of it);
  • Vinegar - 1 tsp;
  • Soda is also a small amount, about 1 tsp.

For the manufacture of cream, you will need:

  • Creamy cheese - 470 ml.;
  • Hollow of soft melting oil;
  • Vanillin - 1 tsp;
  • Riveted sugar - 2.5 standard glasses;
  • Pinch of shallow salt.

Temporary costs - 1 hour.

Calorie - 360 kcal per 100 grams.

Cooking Biscuit:


Cooking cream:

"Red velvet" from Gordon Ramsi

What is needed for the test:

  • Sugar (any variety you can) - 1.5 glasses;
  • Vinegar - 1 tsp;
  • Refined sunflower oil - 1.5 glasses;
  • Soda - 1 tsp;
  • Egg large chicken - 2 pcs.;
  • Vanillin - to taste or 1 bl.;
  • Natural cocoa powder - 2 tbsp.;
  • Pathel - 1 cup;
  • Flour - 2.5 glasses;
  • Red pigment for cooking - 2 ppm

What is needed for cream:

  • Creamy cheese - 230 gr.;
  • Cow oil - 200 gr.;
  • Vanillin - 1 tsp;
  • Ground sugar - 2 glasses.

Temporary costs - 1 hour.

Calorie - 430 kcal in 100 gr.

Preparation of dough:

Cooking cream:

  1. Beat all the ingredients until you achieve a homogeneous white air mass;
  2. In the same way as in the previous recipe, lubricate the cakes with cream.
  • Sift not only flour, but also the whole dry mixture;
  • When using the edible dye, wear apron;
  • Still the dough with a spatula throughout the process, not allowing precipitate to form;
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    Of course, everyone can come up with their own version of the filing "Red velvet" cake, but there are two classic method of treatment of cake cream:

  1. Fully covered with cream dessert. Ideally, the tops and the edges of the corries are cut off (edges - optional, but in this case the cake will lose in appearance). Get the right shape, wake the cortish cream. Now dear the thin layer of the cream top of the cake with a spatula, and the sides with a scraper. Get rid of surplus and make sure that there are no no wicked places left and remove the refrigerator cake for a while. After it is cooled and soaked, cover the dessert with a decorative layer: a clean spoon (confectionery sleeve with a round nozzle is also suitable) Apply a large amount of cream to the top and smear from the middle to the center; Excess the edges from the edges to the sides and evenly distribute using a scraper. Formed in the corners with excessions is covered with a spatula of the top, but now - from the edges to the center;
  2. "Naked" cake. The main condition of such a dessert is perfectly cut edges. The top in this case decorate the "roses" from the cream. The remaining cake trimming can be decomposed in the creams and pour the cream.

This dessert will certainly be included in the list of your family's favorite dishes and friends. His festive look, gentle, juicy and at the same time rich taste will decorate any table and will fall to taste each lover of desserts. The simplicity of its preparation is incommensurable with the impression what this cake produces during tasting.

Bon Appetit!