Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Yakult Frosting.
To make Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Yakult Frosting you need 21 ingredients and just 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients
- Prepare of CAKE -.
- It's of and 1/4 cups (150 g) cake flour (spoon & leveled).
- You need of baking soda.
- Prepare of unsweetened natural cocoa powder.
- Prepare of salt.
- You need of unsalted butter, softened to room temperature.
- Prepare of granulated sugar.
- Prepare of canola or vegetable oil.
- Prepare of hung curd.
- It's of pure vanilla extract.
- Prepare of distilled white vinegar.
- It's of liquid or gel red food coloring.
- It's of buttermilk, at room temperature.
- It's of yakult, to soak sponges.
- You need of YAKULT CREAMCHEESE FROSTING -.
- Prepare of cream cheese, softened to room temperature.
- Prepare of unsalted butter, softened to room temperature.
- Prepare of confectioners’ sugar.
- It's of yakult probiotic fermented milk drink.
- You need of pure vanilla extract.
- It's of salt, to taste.
Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Yakult Frosting method
- Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Grease and line 6-inch cake pan..
- Make the cake: Whisk the flour, baking soda, cocoa powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Set aside..
- Using a handheld or stand mixer, beat the butter and sugar together on medium-high speed until combined and creamy, about 2 minute..
- Add the oil, curd, vanilla extract, and vinegar and beat on high for 2 minutes..
- Add the dry ingredients in 2-3 additions alternating with the buttermilk..
- Beat in food coloring just until combined..
- Pour batter in cake pan. Bake for 30-32 minutes or until the tops of the cakes spring back when gently touched and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean..
- Remove cakes from the oven and cool completely..
- Make the frosting: beat the cream cheese and butter together on medium-high speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add the confectioners’ sugar, yakult, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds, then increase to high speed and beat for 3 minutes until completely combined and creamy..
- Assemble and frost: Soak the sponges generously by sprinkling yakult all over the layer. Cover the cake top with frosting. Top with 2nd layer and spread remaining frosting all over the top and sides..
- Refrigerate cake for at least 30-60 minutes before slicing. This helps the cake hold its shape when cutting..
- Tips - Yakult is a key ingredient and flavor in this recipe. Use Yakult's exclusive or Yakult Light..