This is the recipe of a delicious and rich red velvet cake which is eggless and you can make it with or without oven.
Please check this video to make it without oven : https://youtu.be/43t2cf_FXp4

Ingredients :

For Red Velvet Sponge Cake :

For buttermilk :

- Milk (1/2 Cup)
- Vinegar (1/2 Tsp)
( Substitute : Lemon Juice 1 Tbsp)


- Softened Butter (3 Tbsp)
- Sugar (3/4 Cup)
- Oil (2 Tbsp)
- Vanilla extract (1/2 Tsp) (https://amzn.to/2tgDfN1)
- All purpose flour (1 cup) (maida) (https://amzn.to/2mmIhEA)
- Baking Powder (1/2 Tsp) (https://amzn.to/2JYlKvm)
- Baking soda (1/4 Tsp) (https://amzn.to/2lrWHTo)
- Cocoa Powder ( 2 Tbsp ) ( https://amzn.to/2ki0sue)
( I have used Hershey's Cocoa Powder, you can use any cocoa powder available )
- Pinch of salt
- Red color (https://amzn.to/2zSJ1La)

Sugar Syrup :

- Sugar 1/4 cup
- Water 1/4 Cup
- Boil and reduce till it has a syrup consistency

Cream cheese frosting :

- Thick cream (250 ml)
- Cream cheese (150 grams)
( https://www.bigbasket.com/pd/30010205/la-cremella-natural-cream-cheese-200-gm-carton/?nc=as&q=creAM%20CHEESE)
Sugar (Caster or icing ) (2 Tbsp)
Baking equipments :

- Parchment Paper (https://amzn.to/2JCzUhh)
- 9 inch Cake tins (https://amzn.to/2uLTiDk)
- Cake board (https://amzn.to/2lrW9Nk)
- Piping Bags (https://amzn.to/2muerhG)
- Offset spatula (https://amzn.to/2zSonLd)
- Hand blender/ mixer (https://amzn.to/2mrOnUj)
- Cake Turn table (https://amzn.to/2uMpAOx)


Procedure :

- Mix milk and vinegar & keep it aside
( You can use buttermilk if it is easily available )
- In another bowl, put butter ( preferably soft )
- Put powdered sugar
- Blend until smooth
- Put oil, vanilla extract and milk
- Blend until mixed
- Put a sieve and sift all the dry ingredients
- All purpose flour, baking powder and soda, salt, cocoa powder
- Mix it
- Put Red color to give it a red velvet color
- I have used Gel color for a better effect.
- Line the cake tins with parchment paper
- Divide the batter in 2 identical cake tins
- You can bake in 1 and cut it in half but I like to make it in 2 cake tins as it gives flawless results.
- OVEN : Bake it in preheated oven at 180 C for 25 - 35 min.
- NO OVEN : Take a large kadai, put some salt in it and spread it evenly. Place a hot pot stand and a perforated plate on it. Cover and pre - heat this arrangement for 10 min. Put the cake tin and again cover and bake it for 30 - 35 min on medium flame.

- Let it cool down.
- Loosen the sides using a blunt knife
- Cut the top portion to level it


Cream Cheese Frosting :
- Thick Cream (250 ml)
- You can refrigerate Fresh cream overnight and then scoop out the cream to use it.
- Blend until pouring consistency
- Add Sugar (2 Tbsp)
- Blend until stiff peaks
- Take Cream cheese ( room temperature ) in another bowl
- Blend until smooth
- Mix Thick cream and cream cheese
- Put it a piping bag.
Now lets begin the decoration

- On a cake board, put some parchment paper strips
( This will help the cake board to remain clean from the frosting and crumbs )
- Apply a tiny bit of frosting and put the sponge cake upside down
- Brush Sugar Syrup on it
- Put Cream cheese frosting ( As much as you wish, 1 or 2 layers )
- Put second sponge cake and apply sugar syrup on the top
- Put 2 layers of cream cheese frosting to cover all of the cake
- Cover the sides as well
- Put some cake crumbs at the base
- Remove parchment papers by pulling it out carefully.
- Pipe shell design with a star nozzle
- You can either refrigerate or serve immediately.
- For cutting take hot boiling water and dip the knife in it. Clean with a clean towel and then slice it. Repeat this to get clean cuts
- I hope you enjoy this awesome recipe.