Luscious Eggless Red Velvet Cake

Ingredients: 1 ½ cup flour (all purpose) , ½  tsp salt, ½ teaspoon red food colour powder, 1 teaspoon cocoa powder , ½  cup sugar , ½ cup butter, ¼ cup yoghurt, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon vinegar.

For the Frosting:, you will need: 425g cream cheese (softened to room temperature), 110g unsalted butter (softened to room temperature), 400g confectioners' sugar, 45 to 50 ml milk, and 3 teaspoons vanilla extract.

Instructions: Firstly preheat your oven to 180°C. Grease a baking tray well and put aside. Moreover in a bowl mix together salt and flour. Next, take another small bowl mix together the cocoa powder and food colour. In a 3^rd bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Now add the food colour and cocoa mix to the butter and sugar cream and beat until well incorporated. Furthermore, add in the yoghurt and vanilla extract. Beat until well incorporated. Gradually add the flour mixture and beat everything to combine. In a small bowl take the baking soda and mix with the vinegar. And add it immediately to the batter and beat until well incorporated. The dough will become fluffy and light. Pour batter in your well greased baking tray. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes (check after 20 mins, prick with a skewer, if it comes out clean, turn off the oven. Let the cake cool down and then flip it on a plate J

Procedure for the Frosting: In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter together on until smooth.  Then add the confectioners’ sugar and the milk. Beat for 2 to minutes. Add in the vanilla extract. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Taste the frosting. If you want it more sweet, you can add a bit more of the confectioners’ sugar. If it’s too sweet, add a pinch of salt and give it a quick whisk.

After having decorated your cake with the frosting, you can add grated chocolate on top :)

Voilà J