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Red Velvet Cake
- Time
- 55 min
- Makes
- 10
- Ingredients
- 16
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Ingredients
- 2 2/3 cups (400 g) plain cake flour ((Note 1))
- 2 tbsp (10 g) cocoa powder (, unsweetened)
- 1 tsp (5 g) baking soda / bi-carb soda (, NOT baking powder (Note 2))
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup (115 g) unsalted butter (, softened (1 US stick))
- 1 1/2 cups (330 g) caster / superfine white sugar ((Note 3a))
- 2 eggs (, at room temperature (around 2 oz / 60g each))
- 1 cup (250ml) vegetable oil
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract ((or essence))
- 1 cup (250 ml) buttermilk (, at room temperature (Note 4))
- 2 1/2 tbsp red food colouring liquid ((UK: use Gel, Note 7))
- 14 oz (400 g) Philadelphia Cream Cheese, block (, softened but not too soft (UK see Note 9))
- 1/2 cup (115 g) unsalted butter (, softened (but not too soft))
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 cups (450 g) soft icing sugar / powdered sugar (sifted (Note 3b))
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