Homemade red velvet cake recipe without oven bakes in just five minutes in any microwave-safe baking dish. This cake is what you will be looking for when you don’t have the energy to wait 30 minutes to bake a cake when you are craving some homemade red velvet cake.
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What equipment do I need?
– Baking dish 15.8 x 15.7 x 5.2 Centimeters
–Set of teaspoons and tablespoons
What ingredients do I need to make an eggless red velvet mug cake recipe?
For the buttermilk
- Milk: 150 ml
- Vinegar: 1 tsp
For the cake batter
- Flour: 110 grams
- Cocoa powder: 20 grams
- Egg: 1 or 50 grams
- Refined oil: 60 ml
- Red color: as required
- Icing sugar: 175 grams
- Baking powder: 1/2 tsp
- Baking soda: 1/2 tsp
Step-by-step pictures on how to make an eggless red velvet mug cake recipe?
How to make an eggless red velvet mug cake recipe?
For the buttermilk:
To make this red velvet cake recipe without oven, you need to put lukewarm milk in a bowl.
Add vinegar to it and stir. Keep aside for 5 minutes, and buttermilk is ready.
Pre-prep for the red velvet cake recipe:
Grease and line a 15.8 x 15.7 x 5.2 cm baking dish using parchment paper, butter paper, or baking paper.
Sift all the dry ingredients separately and keep them aside.
For the cake batter :
Add sifted icing sugar and mix using a whisk.
Sift and add the flour while whisking continuously to make sure it is mixed well.
Add the cocoa powder after sifting and add it to the bowl.
Now add the refined oil and keep whisking to make an even batter.
Do not worry, the batter will look oily, but it will all come together.
Once the batter comes together, add the egg, followed by baking soda and baking powder.
Baking the cake:
You have to start working fast now after adding leavening agents.
Whisk well to make a smooth batter.
Pour the batter and then bake it in the highest setting of your microwave for five minutes.
Poke using a skewer, and if it comes out clean, the cake is done.
Finishing the cake:
Let the cake cool down.
Take it out of the baking dish and peel out the parchment or baking paper.
Whip up some whipped cream using a hand beater. Pour a dollop on the cake and spread it using an offset palette knife.
Cut it into squares using a sharp knife.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Homemade Red Velvet Cake Recipe:
What makes red velvet cake different from chocolate?
Homemade red velvet cake recipes call for buttermilk or yogurt always. Cocoa powder is added to create the reaction, however, it is less than the amount added to chocolate cakes.
How to store red velvet cake?
Store it in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.
Can I freeze this cake?
No, you cannot freeze it with the whipped cream on top. Without the garnish, you can cling-wrap the cake completely and freeze it.
Can I reheat this cake?
No, you cannot reheat this cake if you have already garnished it using whipped cream. Without whipped cream, you can reheat it at a low temperature for not more than 30 seconds to avoid the cake from drying out.
Homemade red velvet cake recipe:
Homemade Red Velvet Cake recipe without oven
Homemade red velvet cake recipe without oven bakes in just five minutes in any microwave-safe baking dish.
Ingredients
- For the buttermilk
- Milk: 150 ml
- Vinegar: 1 tsp
- For the cake batter
- Flour: 110 grams
- Cocoa powder: 20 grams
- Egg: 1 or 50 grams
- Refined oil: 60 ml
- Red color: as required
- Icing sugar: 175 grams
- Baking powder: 1/2 tsp
- Baking soda: 1/2 tsp
Directions
- Step 1 For the buttermilk:
- Step 2 Take lukewarm milk in a bowl.
- Step 3 Add vinegar to it and stir. Keep aside for 5 minutes and buttermilk is ready.
- Step 4 For the cake:
- Step 5 Add sifted icing sugar and mix using a whisk.
- Step 6 Sift and add the flour while whisking continuously to make sure it is mixed well.
- Step 7 Add the cocoa powder after sifting and add it to the bowl.
- Step 8 Now add the refined oil and keep whisking to make an even batter.
- Step 9 Do not worry, the batter will look very oily but it will all come together.
- Step 10 Once the batter comes together, add the egg followed by baking soda and baking powder.
- Step 11 You have to start working fast now after adding leavening agents.
- Step 12 Whisk well to make a smooth batter.
- Step 13 Grease and line a 15.8 x 15.7 x 5.2 cm baking dish using parchment paper, butter paper, or baking paper.
- Step 14 Pour the batter and then bake it in the highest setting of your microwave for five minutes.
- Step 15 Poke using a skewer, and the cake is done if it comes out clean.
- Step 16 Cool down, take it out of the baking dish and peel the parchment paper.
- Step 17 Garnish with a dollop of whipped cream and sprinkle some red velvet cake crumbs.
- Step 18 Enjoy!
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