Mirror Glazed Red Velvet Cake

About the Recipe

A gorgeous heart-shaped red velvet cake with mirror frosting will dazzle your loved ones and guests. Here, the glaze was made using red food gel and the cake batter was colored with liquid red food color. With the aid of Brown Oddy Ecobake, you can easily demould your cake and achieve the ideal shape.

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Ingredients

Powdered sugar – ¾ cup & Refined oil – 1/3rd cup
Vanilla essence – 1 tsp & Maida – 1 ½ cup
Baking powder – 1.5 tsp & Baking soda – ¾ tsp
Cocoa powder – 1.5 tsp & Milk – 1/3rd cup
Red colour liquid & Vinegar – 1.5 tsp
Sugar syrup & Whipped cream
White chocolate & Cream – 50gm
Milk – 50 ml & Neutral gel – 2 tbsp
Butter – 1 tbsp & White gel colour
Red gel colour & Gold drip

Directions

Prepare the cake batter by mixing the wet ingredients and sieving through the dry ingredients and combining them together. Add liquid red food color to the cake batter and mix well. Add vinegar to the batter and give it a good mix.
Transfer the cake batter into a heart shaped mould lined with brown Ecobake. Bake the cake for 35 to 40 minutes in a preheated kadai on the stove.Once the cake is baked and cooled, divide it into 3 equal parts.
Place the first layer of the cake on a cake board. Soak the first layer with sugar syrup, apply and spread whipped cream on it. Garnish with some chopped white chocolate pieces on the cream.
Place the second and third layers of the cake and repeat the same process. Crumb coat the cake with whipped cream. Frost the cake completely and level it using a card or spatula. Prepare the mirror glaze using double boiler method.
In a bowl, melt white chocolate, cream and milk together. Add red food gel and butter to the glaze. Place the cake on a wire stand and pour the mirror glaze over it. Decorate the cake with gold drip as shown.

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