Red Velvet Cake
Ingredients
For Layering
For Cream Cheese Frosting
Instructions
  1. Prepare pan by lining it with butter paper and grease it
  2. Sift together flour, coco powder, baking powder and salt
  3. Beat Egg whites till stiff, add 1/2 cup sugar and beat more till mixture is stiff
  4. Add vanilla essence and beat more and then fold in shredded coconut.
  5. This mixture is meant mid layering of the cake
  6. Beat Butter and sugar add eggs and beat one by one
  7. Add butter milk and flower mixture alternatively till all is used
  8. Add red food color, coffee and mix.
  9. At the end add baking soda and vinegar and mix immediately.
  10. If you feel to add more color you can add it but be sure it should be off best quality spoil its taste
  11. In prepared pan , pour half of the batter
  12. Pour the middle prepared layer of egg whites and coconuts. spread it evenly
  14. Pour rest of the mixture over it
  16. Bake in preheated oven over 180 degrees in the middle rack for 45 minutes till the testing toothpick comes out clean. Let it cool and take it out of the pan. To be on safe side use removable base pan, but line it with butter paper so that it does not leak
  17. Beat cream cheese and cream together. If cream cheese is not available, heat 400 ml of cream with 1-1/2 cup milk and bring to boil. Add 2 Tablespoon Lemon Juice or vinegar. Strain in muslin cloth and hang it till you get cream cheese
  18. Beat Cream cheese, cream, sugar and vanilla essence till fluffy and smooth
  19. Ice the cake with this dressing and cover the whole cake properly