Red Velvet Cake Recipe

Red Velvet Cake Recipe: Based on NeemTime research

🎂 Ingredients (Home-Prepared Only)

1 and 1/4 cups homemade all-purpose flour (finely ground wheat flour)

1/2 cup homemade butter (churned from fresh cream)

3/4 cup homemade cane sugar (crushed from sugarcane or jaggery powder)

2 tablespoons homemade cocoa powder (ground roasted cocoa beans)

1/2 teaspoon homemade baking soda (prepared naturally)

1 teaspoon homemade vinegar (from fermented sugarcane or fruits)

1/2 cup homemade buttermilk (from curdled fresh milk)

1 farm-fresh egg (home poultry)

1 teaspoon homemade vanilla extract (vanilla beans soaked in homemade alcohol)

A pinch of homemade sea salt

Homemade natural red coloring (beetroot juice reduction)

🥄 Detailed Preparation Guide (with Calories)

Step 1: Prepare Wet Ingredients

Beat together butter and sugar until fluffy.

Add the egg and beat until well mixed.

Stir in the vanilla extract and beetroot juice (for color).

Calories:

Butter (1/2 cup): ~814 kcal

Sugar (3/4 cup): ~600 kcal

Egg (1 medium): ~68 kcal

Vanilla extract: ~6 kcal

Beetroot juice: negligible
Total: ~1,488 kcal
Time: 10 minutes

Step 2: Sift and Mix Dry Ingredients

In a separate bowl, sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.

Calories:

Flour (1 1/4 cups): ~570 kcal

Cocoa powder (2 tbsp): ~24 kcal

Baking soda and salt: negligible
Total: ~594 kcal
Time: 5 minutes

Step 3: Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients

Alternate adding the dry ingredients and buttermilk into the wet mixture, starting and ending with dry.

Calories:

Buttermilk (1/2 cup): ~50 kcal
Total: ~50 kcal
Time: 5 minutes

Step 4: Add Vinegar

Add the homemade vinegar quickly and gently fold into the batter to activate the baking soda for a soft texture.

Calories:

Vinegar: negligible
Total: 0 kcal
Time: 2 minutes

Step 5: Bake

Pour the batter into a greased cake pan.

Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 25–30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Calories:

No additional calories
Time: 25–30 minutes

Step 6: Cool and Frost (Optional)

Let the cake cool completely.

You can optionally frost with a homemade cream cheese frosting (made from homemade cream cheese and butter) if desired.

Calories (without frosting):

No additional
Time: 10 minutes

⏱️ Total Preparation Time

🔢 Total Calorie Count

➡️ Divided among 4 persons:

Calories per person = ~531 kcal