Red velvet cake with a chocolate ganache cream frosting. The ganache brings out the cocoa-scented flavor of the cake, and it works in sweet harmony with the cream cheese. It's a beautiful way to unify the flavors of red velvet. No, it's not traditional; no, I'm not sorry.

It goes beautifully with red velvet too. The frosting is creamy and luscious and made with real chocolate. The ganache takes the cake to the next level. You can cook Red velvet cake with a chocolate ganache cream frosting using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Red velvet cake with a chocolate ganache cream frosting

Prepare 21/4 cups of all purpose flour.
It's 2 tbsp of margarine.
It's 1 1/2 cup of sugar.
You need 1 tsp of baking powder.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of baking soda.
It's 1 tsp of white vinegar.
You need 2 tbsp of unsweetened cocoa.
You need 3 of eggs.
Prepare 1 cup of liquid cooking oil.
Prepare 1 drop of Red color (maimun).
You need 3 of tsps vanilla essence.
It's 1 cup of milk.

Place the chopped chocolate in a large glass or stainless steel bowl; set aside. In a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat, heat the cream and salt until the mixture starts to bubble around the edges of the pan. Red Velvet Cake is a southern classic that is served every Thanksgiving and Christmas at my family's dinner table. It is tradition to order it from our local Piccadilly's because they have the best version that we love!

Red velvet cake with a chocolate ganache cream frosting instructions

Pre heat oven at 170 degrees.
Grease baking tin.
Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and unsweetened cocoa and set aside..
Whip margarine with sugar till white, add eggs one by one as you whip, add cooking oil, vanilla essence, vinegar and color then whip to incorporate the ingredients..
Fold in sifted flour in first half then the second half as you add in milk in bits.
Pour the batter into the baking tin and bake for 45-50 minutes, by then it should be ready..
Whip whipping cream till its firm and frost the under coat and let it settle in a fridge for an hour. In a separate bowl mix color with the remaining whipping cream and frost the entire cake, use it to decorate the cake as well..
In a separate small bowl mix 2tsps of whipping cream with a piece of dark chocolate and put it in a hot water container to melt. Use a spoon or dropper to drop the melted chocolate on top of the cake as it drips down the cake. I used the same chocolate ganache to write on the cake..

Their red velvet cake features three layers of cake with cream cheese frosting and is covered in pecans. For some reason, we never baked the cake ourselves. Top off this chocolate bundt cake with a delectable chocolate ganache icing, and you've get the perfect dessert! There's nothing quite like a chocolate cake. It's simple, it's classic, it works for any occasion, and it's sure to please even the pickiest eaters.