Red Velvet Cake And White Icing Food

HESTER'S RED VELVET CAKE ICING

Steps:

• Cook the milk and flour in the top of a double boiler over just-barely simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula until thickened, about 5 minutes. Place the mixture in the refrigerator until chilled.
• Combine the vegetable shortening, sugar, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until well blended. Beat the chilled milk mixture into the shortening mixture until fluffy.

NANA'S RED VELVET CAKE ICING

Steps:

• Mix the flour and milk in a small saucepan.
• Over medium heat bring to a slow boil while stirring constantly (use a wisk).
• Boil until thick, remove from heat, place pan in refrigerator.
• While boiled mixture is cooling, using mixer cream together butter, powdered sugar and vanilla extract.
• When boiled mixture is completely cool add to butter mixture and beat until very fluffy and thick.

ANNA OLSON'S RED VELVET CAKE IS BEYOND DELICIOUS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease two 8-inch square pans and line the pans with parchment so that it comes up the sides as well.
• Using electric beaters or in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter until smooth, then add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and beating well after each addition, beat in the vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add this to the butter and sugar mixture alternately with the buttermilk, starting and ending with the flour. Stir the white vinegar and food colour together and add this to the cake batter on low speed, but mixing until blended in. Scrape the batter into the prepared pans and spread to level.
• Bake the cakes for about 35 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean. Cool the cakes in their pans for 20 minutes, then turn them out to cool completely.
• For the frosting, beat the butter until fluffy, then beat in the cream cheese until well blended and smooth. Add the icing sugar in 2 additions, beating first on low speed and then increasing. Beat in the vanilla.
• To assemble the cake, place the first layer of cake on your platter or plate and spread a generous amount of frosting on the top. Top this with the second cake layer and frost the top and then the sides. Use your spatula to create any swirls or patterns you wish, then chill for at least 2 hours before slicing to serve. The cake will keep, refrigerated, for up to 3 days.

OLD-FASHIONED RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) cake pans.
• In a medium bowl or on a piece of waxed paper, sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together sugar and butter.
• Beat in eggs one at a time.
• Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk.
• Beat in food coloring and vinegar, then add vanilla.
• Spread the batter evenly in the pans.
• Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Turn out onto a rack to cool.
• Frosting: Blend cream cheese and butter together in a mixing bowl.
• Add marshmallows and sugar and blend.
• Fold in nuts.
• Spread between layers and on top and sides of cooled cake.

THREE LAYER WHITE VELVET CAKE (WITH OPTIONAL WHITE FROSTING)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease three cake pans (reviewers have stated it works better if you flour the pans as well).
• In a large bowl, cream the sugar and butter together.
• Mix in egg yolks, then eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
• Measure the buttermilk into a 2-cup measuring cup/bowl and stir in the baking soda and vanilla.
• Blend buttermilk and the flour alternately into the mixture in the large bowl.
• Pour batter into the greased cake pans.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes.
• Let cool before frosting.
• OPTIONAL ICING: Beat the egg whites to a stiff froth.
• Beat in the powdered 10x sugar and vanilla extract.
• Frost between layers.
• Refrigerate leftovers.

RED VELVET CAKE ICING

Steps:

• Softly whip cream by hand, in electric mixer or in food processor. Cover in bowl and refrigerate.
• Blend cream cheese and mascarpone in food processor or electric mixer until smooth. Add vanilla, pulse briefly, and add confectioners' sugar. Blend well.
• Transfer cream cheese mixture to bowl; fold in whipped cream. Refrigerate until needed.

AMAZING RED VELVET CAKE WITH FROSTING

Steps:

• Mix vinegar and baking soda in a small dish and set aside.
• Cream sugar, shortening and eggs until very fluffy.
• Mix cocoa and food coloring in a small cup to form a paste, then add that to the creamed mixture.
• Add buttermilk and salt alternately with with flour.
• Add vanilla and vinegar-baking soda mix.
• Beat thoroughly after every addition.
• Pour into two 8 or 9 inch round pans that are greased and floured.
• Bake 30 minutes at 350°F.
• TO FROST: In a small sauce pan cook together your milk and flour, stirring constantly until thick.
• Let cool, then add vanilla and mix well.
• Cream the butter and sugar in a separate bowl, then gradually add the flour mix.
• Whip until fluffy.

TENDER RED VELVET CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• FOR THE CAKE:.
• Place oven rack in the middle position and heat oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
• Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl.
• Whisk buttermilk, vinegar, vanilla, and eggs in large measuring cup.
• Mix cocoa with food coloring in small bowl until a smooth paste forms.
• Beat butter and sugar together on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes, scraping down bowl as necessary.
• Add one-third of flour mixture and beat on medium-low speed until just incorporated, about 30 seconds.
• Add half of buttermilk mixture and beat on low speed until combined, about 30 seconds. Scrape down bowl as necessary and repeat with half of remaining flour mixture, remaining buttermilk mixture, and finally remaining flour mixture.
• Scrape down bowl, add cocoa mixture, and beat on medium speed until completly incorporated, about 30 seconds.
• Using rubber spatula, give batter final stir.
• Scrape into prepared pans and bake until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
• Cool cakes in pans 10 minmutes then turn out onto rack to cool completely, at least 30 minutes.
• FROSTING:.
• Using electric mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• Add cream cheese, one piece at a time, and beat until incorporated, about 30 seconds.
• Beat in vanilla and salt.
• Refrigerate until ready to use.
• When cakes are cooled, spread about 2 cups frosting on one cake layer. Top with second cake layer and spread top and sides of cake with remaining frosting.
• Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve, up to 3 days.

EASY RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix all ingredients in large mixing bowl.
• Beat until well blended-- about 3 minutes.
• Pour batter evenly into two greased and floured 8 or 9 inch round pans.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
• Let cool in pan for 10 minutes.
• Turn from pan and let cool completely.
• Frost with cream cheese icing.