Name: Deep Red Valentine Cake recipe by Parul Bansal at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: All purpose flour- 1 cup; Baking powder -1/2 teaspoon; Baking soda-1 teaspoon; Coco powder- 4 1/2 tablespoons; Sugar-3/4 cup; Milk-1/2 cup; Oil-1/2 cup; Curd-1/2 cup; Instant coffee-1/4 teaspoon (mixed in 1/4 cup water); Vanilla essence -1teaspoon; Non dairy whipped cream-1 and 1/2 cup (I used tropolite); Powder colour- 2-3 pinch; Dark chocolate compound -3tablespoons

ABOUT Deep Red Valentine Cake RECIPE

I am a beginner in frosting. I bake cakes but never dared to frost. Recently, I decided to frost cakes and this is my third frosted cake which I baked for my husband on our wedding anniversary on 14th February. For the sponge, I followed the recipe of Gayatri Kumar.

Ingredients Serving: 6

All purpose flour- 1 cup
Baking powder -1/2 teaspoon
Baking soda-1 teaspoon
Coco powder- 4 1/2 tablespoons
Sugar-3/4 cup
Milk-1/2 cup
Oil-1/2 cup
Curd-1/2 cup
Instant coffee-1/4 teaspoon (mixed in 1/4 cup water)
Vanilla essence -1teaspoon
Non dairy whipped cream-1 and 1/2 cup (I used tropolite)
Powder colour- 2-3 pinch
Dark chocolate compound -3tablespoons

Instructions

In a bowl mix together sugar, flour,cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda.
Make a well in the center and add oil , milk, curd and vanilla.
Mix until all the ingredients are incorporated.
Boil coffee mixed water and mix in the cake batter.
Preheat oven at 180 degrees centigrade
Grease ,line and dust cake tin and bake for 30-35 minutes .
For frosting take cream and beat it till stiff peaks form .Mix colour and beat again .
Frost the cake as per your wish .
To make chocolate hearts I melted chocolate in microwave and filled in the piping bag and on a butter paper I drew hearts with chocolate ,after five minutes remove hearts and put on cake.

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