These days there is a trend of making a cake for your dear and near ones at home but making the cake at home is a very tough plus hectic task.
Red velvet cake is traditionally a red, red-brown, crimson, or scarlet-colored chocolate layer cake, layered with ermine icing.
Here is an easy recipe for making the eggless cake at home. This Eggless Red Velvet Cake is moist, rich, and amazingly tasty!
Two lovely layers of tender vibrant sponge red cake with fluffy cream cheese frosting. The perfect showstopper dessert for any occasion.
Try this quick recipe at home.
Ingredients
- 1 + ½ cup (180g) all purpose flour/ maida, sifted
- 2 tablespoons (15g) cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon (6g) baking soda
- 1 cup (200g) castor sugar
- ½ cup (120mL) vegetable oil
- ¼ cup (72g) yogurt
- 2 teaspoons (10mL) lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons (10mL) vanilla extract
- 4-5 teaspoons (20-25mL) red food colour
- 1 + ¼ cup (300g) buttermilk
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 180*C and line a 9″ round cake pan with parchment paper.
- Ina large bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda together. I recommend you sift all the dry ingredients once.
- In a separate bowl, combine sugar and oil. Beat well.
- Add yogurt, vanilla, red color and lemon juice and mix until everything is well combined.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in three batches, alternating with buttermilk.
- Be careful to not over mix. Beat only until everything is well combined and there are no large flour pockets.
- Transfer the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for 30-40 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Your eggless red velvet cake is ready to eat and celebrate.
