Red Velvet Cake Recipe

Ingredients

( for 2 people )

For the cake

250 g flour
300 g sugar
120 g butter
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon red food coloring
1 teaspoon baking powder
12 g cocoa
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar
1 cup (240 ml) curdled milk

For the Labneh Cream;

400 gr İçim Labneh
280 g powdered sugar
120 g butter
1 teaspoon salt
Note: To obtain curdled milk, it is enough to mix 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar into a glass of milk and leave it for 10 minutes.

Preparation

Preparation of the cake; First of all, set the oven to 180 degrees. Beat the butter and sugar for 3 minutes. Add the eggs one by one and continue whisking until the sugar dissolves. Add the food coloring and mix again. Sift the dry mixtures (flour, baking powder, cocoa, salt) separately, add half of them to the egg mixture and whisk, add half of the curdled milk and whisk again. Add the remaining flour and curdled milk in the same way, first flour and then milk, and whisk well. Mix the baking soda in a small bowl with the apple cider vinegar, it will foam. Immediately add it into the mixture, stir quickly, pour it into a 22 cm cake mold and put it in the oven. Preparation of Labneli Cream; Mix İçim Labneh, butter and salt until it turns into cream. Add the powdered sugar a little at a time, whisk at low speed and refrigerate.

To assemble the cake; After the cake comes out of the oven and reaches room temperature, refrigerate it for 3 hours. Take it out and cut it in 3 layers. Spread equal amounts of labneh cream on each layer with a spatula.

After pulverizing the remaining cake pieces in a rondo, spread them on the thin layer of labneh that you will spread on the top and sides of the cake. Refrigerate for 1 hour and serve.