Talking about desserts, cake is one of the most favourite sweet dishes, loved by all in any type of occasion. Especially children, who like and enjoy to eat its creamy portion, because of its delicious taste and attractive appearance that leads to enhance the appetite of the kids. There are thousands of flavour in the cake, which you know very well and out of them, a few becomes your favorite. Most of the time you bring a cake for any celebrations from the market as a very few people know, how to make it perfectly at home with exactly the same taste and texture that get in the bakery shops.

Today, we are rendering you the recipe of one such cake that is classic Red Velvet Cake in a very simple and easy way. So, if you’re planning for any celebrations or your child birthday is coming, then it’s a golden opportunity to surprise your loved ones by preparing this lovely cake with your own hands. We are definitely sure that this would be the wonderful present for your kid and he/she will feel very special on their day. Therefore, first keep your full attention here and, then try it with your own at home.

Homemade Red Velvet Cake Recipe:

Ingredients

• 1 and ¼ cups of Maida Flour
• ½ tsp of Baking Soda
• ½ tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Cocoa Powder
• 1 cup of crushed Sugar
• 1 large Egg
• 1 cup of Oil
• ½ cup of Buttermilk
• A few drops of Red Food Coloring
• ½ tsp Vanilla Extract (solution)

Ingredients for the frosting

• ½ cup of Cream Cheese
• 1 cup of icing Sugar (powdered)
• ½ cup of Almonds/Cashews/Pecans (finely chopped)
• ½ tsp Vanilla Extract (solution)
• ½ cup of Butter

Directions for preparing the Red Velvet Cake

• Filter the Maida flour, baking soda, cocoa powder and salt together and combine them uniformly. Keep it aside for some time.

• Add sugar and egg in an another bowl. Blend together properly.

• Now, gently pour the oil into the mixture and then mix well.

• Add the buttermilk and flour mixture and mix properly.

• Now, pour vanilla extract and red food coloring into the mixture.

• Grease the 3 round cake pans with the oil and pour the mixture into them.

• Bake in a preheated oven at 350F for about 30 to 40 minutes.

• After it, insert a toothpick or skewer in the center for the cake consistency. If it comes clear out, then the cake is done.

• Take out all the pans from the oven and let them cool.

• Now, to prepare frosting, mix the cream cheese and butter in the bowl.

• Add the icing sugar in it and again mix, until the mixture gets smooth.

• Add the almonds and vanilla extract.

• Frosting is ready. Spread it between the layers, on the sides and the top of the cake.

• At last, top the cake with the almonds. Now, the classic Red Velvet Cake is ready completely.