Red Velvet Cake
60g butter
150g castor sugar
1 egg
10g cocoa
20ml red food colouring
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
120ml buttermilk
150g flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp bicarb
1 tsp white vinegar
ICING
1/4 pound butter
2 cups icing sugar
1 tub cream cheese
1 tsp vanilla essence
Method: beat butter & sugar till fluffy.
Add egg and beat until smooth texture, add cocoa,food colouring, vanilla essence, buttermilk and flour and mix with a beater.
Then mix vinegar with bicarb (it must sizzle) and add to mixture, add salt and mix together with beater.
Pour into cupcake holders or alternately bake as a full cake.
For icing: soften butter slightly, add cream cheese, icing sugar and vanilla essence until a smooth texture is formed.
Careful not to make it too soft.
Pipe onto cupcakes or smooth over cake!!
-the secret chef
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