Name: Red Velvet Trifle
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 & 1/4 cups AP flour; 1/2 cup castor sugar; 3/4 tsp baking soda; 1 & 1/2 tbs cocoa powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 large egg; 3/4 cup canola oil; 1 tsp vinegar; 1/2 cup buttermilk; 1/8 cup red coloring, (I use a mix of 3/4 tsp of red powder coloring and 1/2 tsp red liquid coloring); 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 cups whipping cream; 1/2 tsp gelatin powder; 1/2 tbs water; 1 tbs sugar; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Red Velvet Trifle, a delicious chilled dessert with layers of homemade red velvet cake and fresh whipped cream. A popular party dessert and great for Christmas.

This delicious recipe has been generously shared by one of our great cooks, Adelenne. She's always coming up with great recipes which she either invents herself or adapts from various cookbooks to make her own.

Adelenne has always got a tasty recipe or two to share with us. Here, we have Adelenne's recipe for her Red Velvet Trifle, and oh boy! It has wonderful ingredients!

The cake itself is easy enough to make and is very moist. The addition of the Whipped Cream compliments the cake and together with a nice cup of tea, you have a perfect tea time treat! You could also add fruit if you wish!

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Recipe by Adelenne Lee

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8) Delicious Trifle Recipes

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

40 - 45 minutes Approx.

Yield

6 trifles (in glasses)

Ingredients

For the Cake:

1 ¼ cups AP flour
½ cup castor sugar
¾ tsp baking soda
1 ½ tbs cocoa powder
¼ tsp salt
1 large egg
¾ cup canola oil
1 tsp vinegar
½ cup buttermilk
⅛ cup red coloring ( I use a mix of ¾ tsp of red powder coloring and ½ tsp red liquid coloring)
1 tsp vanilla extract

For Whipped Cream:

1 cups whipping cream
½ tsp gelatin powder
½ tbs water
1 tbs sugar
½ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Make the cake, Preheat oven to 170C, 325 F. Line and grease a 9 inch round tin. (You can use our easy pan release recipe if you don't have any parchment to hand)

2. In a mixer, whisk flour, salt baking soda, cocoa powder, and sugar. Add vinegar, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla, oil, and food coloring.

3. Beat on low for 1 minute, scraping down, and beat on high for another 2 minutes.

4. Pour cake batter into the prepared tin and bake for 35-40 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.

5. Cool and remove from tin. Then cut the cake into bite-sized pieces. Save the crumbs for sprinkling on the top if you wish.

6. Make the whipped cream - Put gelatin and water in a small bowl. Microwave at 15-second intervals to dissolve the gelatin.

7. Add about 1 Tablespoon of whipping cream in and stir. Set aside.

8. Put the remaining whipping cream in a mixer and beat till soft peaks. Add sugar and vanilla. ( add the desired coloring)

9. Beat for a minute and add in gelatin mixture and beat till stiff peaks.

10. To assemble the trifle, using glasses or a large bowl, make layers of cake than cream, then cake, ending with the cream for the top layer.

You can spoon the whipped cream into the glasses or use a piping bag. Whatever you wish!

Finally, if you have some crumbs left over from cutting the cake, sprinkle them over the top.

Place in the fridge to chill until ready to serve.

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Red Velvet Trifle

Yield: 6

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Red Velvet Trifle, a delicious chilled dessert with layers of homemade red velvet cake and fresh whipped cream. A popular party dessert and great for Christmas.

Ingredients

For the Cake:

1 & ¼ cups AP flour
½ cup castor sugar
¾ tsp baking soda
1 & ½ tbs cocoa powder
¼ tsp salt
1 large egg
¾ cup canola oil
1 tsp vinegar
½ cup buttermilk
⅛ cup red coloring, (I use a mix of ¾ tsp of red powder coloring and ½ tsp red liquid coloring)
1 tsp vanilla extract

For Whipped Cream:

1 cups whipping cream
½ tsp gelatin powder
½ tbs water
1 tbs sugar
½ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Make the cake, Preheat oven to 170C, 325 F. Line, and grease a 9-inch round tin.
In a mixer, whisk flour, salt baking soda, cocoa powder, and sugar. Add vinegar, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla, oil, and food coloring.
Beat on low for 1 minute, scraping down, and beat on high for another 2 minutes.
Pour cake batter into the prepared tin and bake for 35-40 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
Cool and remove from tin. Then cut the cake into bite-sized pieces. Save the crumbs for sprinkling on the top if you wish.
Make the whipped cream - Put gelatin and water in a small bowl. Microwave at 15-second intervals to dissolve the gelatin.
Add about 1 Tablespoon of whipping cream in and stir. Set aside.
Put the remaining whipping cream in a mixer and beat till soft peaks. Add sugar and vanilla. ( add the desired coloring)
Beat for a minute and add in gelatin mixture and beat till stiff peaks.
To assemble the trifle, using glasses or a large bowl, make layers of cake than cream, then cake, ending with the cream for the top layer.
You can spoon the whipped cream in the glasses or use a piping bag. Whatever you wish!
Finally, if you have some crumbs left over from cutting the cake, sprinkle them over the top. Place in the fridge to chill until ready to serve.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 493Total Fat: 43gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 30gCholesterol: 77mgSodium: 316mgCarbohydrates: 25gFiber: 0gSugar: 21gProtein: 4g

Nutrition information isn’t always accurate