A favorite of American sweet tooth, a real work of confectionery art, "devilish food" - all this is a cake "Red Velvet" (Andy Chef). The history of this cake began a few decades ago, since its inception, it has gained immense popularity, which does not fade even now. The recipe for "Red Velvet" has migrated to other continents, now it is loved and prepared not only in America but also in other countries. So, let's look at the technology of how to cook the cake "Red Velvet" from Andy Chef.
Cake "Red Velvet"
The cake has a red and white color, which gives the product a special piquancy. His cakes are very light and airy, not dry. Due to the small amount of cocoa, the finished product has a chocolate finish, which is very surprising for those who see not brown, but red cakes.
How to make out "Red Velvet" (Andy Chef)? The cake recipe provides two options. The first proposes to leave the edges of the cakes "naked" and cover only the upper part with cream. In this case, the product will look very impressive, having a red and white color. If you follow the second option, which is classic, you need to cover the entire cake with white cream, and red cakes will be visible only after cutting.
Ingredients
The dough is kneaded from almost equal parts of granulated sugar and wheat flour - these ingredients need 300 and 340 grams respectively. You will also need 1.5 cups of refined vegetable oil (300 ml), 3 chicken eggs, an incomplete cup of sour cream (130 g at 20% fat content) and cream (150 g at 33%). To add a chocolate flavor, you need 20 g of cocoa, for the looseness of the dough - 1 tsp. soda, 2 tsp baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt. To give red color will require 2 tsp. food coloring (gel is ideal for this recipe).
In order to prepare the cream, you will need three ingredients: 200 grams of butter (82.5% fat), 1 tbsp. powdered sugar and 200 grams of curd cheese.
Cooking technology
In the process of making cakes, the order of adding ingredients does not matter at all. You can fill everything in one bowl, and then just beat and that's it.
For cooking, you need to combine sifted wheat flour, sugar, cocoa, salt, soda and baking powder, eggs and vegetable oil. Cream and sour cream are also added here. After all of the above, it is worth adding food coloring. In order to prepare "Red Velvet" from Andy Chef, it is advisable to use the dye of the famous brand AmeriColor, shade "Red". For the dough to get a perfect red color, 1.5-2 teaspoons of the specified dye will be required for the reduced amount of ingredients.
The whole mass must be beaten with a mixer at high speed. The result should be a mixture of bright red. Immediately after whipping, the mass should be left alone for about 25 minutes, during which time it will become a thicker consistency.
The finished dough must be divided into three equal parts, each of them pour on a sheet covered with oiled parchment. Bake at a temperature of 170 degrees for 15-20 minutes. After you are sure of the readiness of each cake, they need to be cooled (2 minutes will be enough) and put on the table. All blanks need to be wrapped with cling film and put away in a cold place for a couple of hours. After this time, the cakes must be given a beautiful shape, it is necessary to cut off the top and bumps along the edges.
After all the preparations, you can begin to create a cream. Andy Chef's "Red Velvet" is perfect in combination with curd cream, the recipe for which is also simple.
To prepare the cream, you need to take only three ingredients: cottage cheese, powdered sugar and butter. In order for the finished product to turn out to be very soft and tender, it is enough to observe one simple rule - 5-6 hours before the start of cooking, the cheese should be placed in the refrigerator, and the butter should be left on the table for 2-3 hours at room temperature to make it soft.
In the cooking process, all the ingredients must be combined and whipped with a mixer for 5-10 minutes, then the mass will become thick. After that, it is advisable to place it in the refrigerator for a while.
Red Velvet Cupcakes (Andy Chef)
Recently, a new type of dessert - cupcakes - has become very popular. He also hails from America, in appearance he most likely resembles cupcakes familiar to the eye of the Russian layman.
Andy Chef’s Red Velvet Cupcakes, prepared according to the recipe below, are delicious, delicate and simply melt in your mouth. They will be a wonderful table decoration during a romantic dinner or any feast arranged in honor of a birthday, wedding, New Year.
Ingredients for making cupcakes
All ingredients are designed for 300 g of wheat flour and 150 grams of granulated sugar. You will also need 1 or 2 chicken eggs (depending on their size), 0.5 cups of milk and 60 grams of butter. To give smoothness to the test - 4 tbsp. flavourless sunflower oil (it can be replaced with olive if desired); for chocolate taste - 40 g of cocoa. In addition, you will need a bag of vanillin, a pinch of salt and for splendor - a package of baking powder for the test. To give red color to the cupcakes, 30 ml of food coloring will be enough.
Cupcake Making Technology
In the process of making Red Velvet cupcakes, their recipe will not seem more complicated than the technology of creating a cake.
At the very beginning, you need to melt the butter over low heat or in a water bath. Then you need to add sugar and vanillin to it. All ingredients need to be whipped with a mixer. Without stopping the whipping process, you need to add an egg and dye. Now the main thing is to bring the mass to uniformity so that it acquires a uniform red color. For some time, the resulting mixture should be left alone.
In the meantime, you need to start preparing another part of the dough. To do this, you need to take cocoa, baking powder for dough, salt and add to them pre-sifted flour. The powder mixture must be slowly combined with the red mass and brought to uniformity using a mixer.
The resulting dough must be decomposed into pre-cooked and oiled tins for muffins or muffins, filling them in about 2/3 of the total volume. The forms must be placed in the oven and baked for 15-20 minutes at a temperature of about 170 degrees. Ready cupcakes need to be removed from the oven and, having freed from forms, leave to “ripen” on the table.
Cold Red Velvet Cheesecake (Andy Chef)
For many years of its existence, this dessert was also loved by Americans. Now they have found out about him in Russia - this is Red Velvet cheesecake (Andy Chef). It is a confectionery product, very tender and pleasant to taste. It is also popular because of its unusual red color, which is also possessed by the Red Velvet cake (Andy Chef). This product is made on the basis of cottage cheese and cookies.
Ingredients Needed for Making Cheesecake
For a cheesecake base, you need 350 grams of dark coffee-flavored shortbread cookie. For the filling, 0.8 kg of cottage cheese, a small pack of butter, 150 grams of cow's milk and granulated sugar, 0.5 cups of fat sour cream and 20 grams of gelatin are needed. To add taste and aroma, you need 3 tbsp. cocoa powder and a package of vanillin, and for the red color of the finished cheesecake - 2 tbsp. food coloring.
Cheesecake Technology
The secret of a gentle cheesecake is the correct choice of dairy ingredients for it, they should all be the fattest (ideally homemade).
Andy Chef needs to start cooking the Red Velvet cheesecake by melting the butter, which is done either in a water bath or over low heat. Then separately you need to crush the cookies to the state of crumbs and add it to the butter. The resulting mass must be firmly laid on a baking sheet covered with oiled parchment, and put in the refrigerator for a while.
While the basis for the future cheesecake comes to readiness, it's time to tackle the other part of it. In a separate bowl, you need to combine sour cream, cocoa and cottage cheese into a homogeneous mass. You can do this with your hands or with a mixer (the main thing is not to whisk at high speed). Separately, you need to soak the gelatin and leave it to swell.
Pour milk into a separate bowl. Sugar and vanillin are added to it. After complete dissolution of the ingredients in milk, you need to bring them to a boil, immediately remove from heat and let cool slightly. After this, swollen gelatin should be added to the milk. Bringing all the ingredients to homogeneity again, add dye to them and knead until red.
Now it's time to get some butter cookies from the fridge. On top of cookies in the form you need to pour the resulting curd mass and distribute it well, for this you can simply hit the filled form several times on the table. The cheesecake will be ready after 8-10 hours in the refrigerator.
If you evaluate all three desserts of the Red Velvet series (Andy Chef), the recipe for the cake and cupcakes is much simpler, but the cheesecake taste is so special and delicate that you definitely need to try it!