By Lola Obembe
Hello all,
This monthly column is actually becoming quite fun for me. Finding my way around the kitchen trying to recreate my favorite dishes sometimes succeeding sometimes not. I’ve somehow turned into a modern day “catering practical”.
For the love edition, my intention was to show you how to make a red velvet cake. I succeeded in making a rather delicious and Valentine’s day worthy cake, alas it is not red.
Anyways here we go:
What you need:
- 2 c. plain flour
- 1 tsp. of baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 tbsps. unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 c. sugar
- 1 c. vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 c. buttermilk
- 2 tsps. vanilla extract
- 1-2 oz. red food colouring (I used 2 1/4 tsp. of gel food colouring)
- 1 tsp. distilled white vinegar
- 1/2 c. of prepared plain hot coffee (don’t skip this ingredient)
Step 1:
In a mixing bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder and salt.
Step 2:
Mix the sugar and vegetable oil in another bowl. If using gel food colouring, add it in at this stage. Add in the eggs, buttermilk, vanilla and food colouring. Stir before adding the coffee and vinegar. Blend everything together.
Step 3:
Use a large mixing bowl to combine all the ingredients together. Put about a quarter of the dry ingredients in the mixing bowl. Add the wet ingredients gradually, alternating with the dry ingredients, mixing after each addition just until combined. The batter will be quite liquid.
(I should have known at this point that the cake would be brown lol… also please don’t judge the pot)
Step 4:
Pop into a pre-heated oven at 325F for 30-40 minutes.
Step 5:
Eat!
What came out was quite moist and delicious and I would recommend it to anyone. Just add more red food colouring next time!
This recipe was remixed from this original here.
