red velvet cake

original recipe:

http://curlybabesatisfaction.blogspot.com

Ingredients:-
12/3 cup self raising flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
110g butter-( used 125g)1 cup fine sugar- (can used 3/4 cup)

2 large eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup buttermilk-(to made it:1/2 cup milk + 1/2 tbsp distilled vinegar- leave it for while abt 15-20 minutes-but used only 1/4 cup)

1 tsp vinegar
1/2 bottle liquid red colour or 1 tsp red gel

Method:-
Cream butter & sugar till creamy. Add eggs one at a time. Add vanilla essence. Mix in dry ingredients(sifted) & milk plus buttermilk in alternate batches, ending with dry ingredients. Lastly stir in vinegar.Bake in a preheat oven at 170C for 30-40 minutes or just cooked

Cream Cheese Frosting
250g Philadelphia cheese
125g butter
1 cup icing sugar-(used 1/4 cup)
1 tsp vanilla extract
juice of a squeezed slice of lemon-(used 1 lime juice)
Beat the cheese and butter, just until creamy, add the icing sugar, vanilla and lemon juice

Chocolate Ganache
200ml double cream with at least 30% fat content-(used whippping cream)
250g dark chocolate, chopped finely
a pinch of salt
In a double boiler, warm the cream until just at boiling point, add the chocolate & salt and stir. When all the chocolate has melted, remove for heat and continue stirring until all well mixed.
Let the cake cool completely, spread the cream cheese frosting and pour the ganache on top

Buttercream Frosting:-
125g unsalted butter
75g shortening-(used 1/2 shortening 1/2 krimwell)
100g confectioner's sugar
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1-2 tbsp cocoa powder-(up to preference for darkness- not too much if dont want bitter)
Beat all the above except cocoa powder till smooth . Add cocoa powder and mix well. ready for piping.