Ingredients

🔴 For Red Velvet Cake:

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 ½ cups vegetable oil
  • 1 cup buttermilk (or milk + 1 tbsp vinegar)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tbsp red food coloring
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp white vinegar

🍰 For Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 400g cream cheese (softened)
  • 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
  • 3–4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

🍓 For Strawberry Sauce:

  • 2 cups fresh strawberries (chopped)
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water

🍓 For Topping:

  • Fresh strawberries (whole & sliced)
  • Extra strawberry sauce

👨‍🍳 Instructions

🔴 Step 1: Prepare the Cake Batter

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F)
  2. Grease and line 2–3 round cake pans
  3. In a large bowl, mix:
    • Flour
    • Sugar
    • Baking soda
    • Cocoa powder
    • Salt
  4. In another bowl, whisk:
    • Oil
    • Buttermilk
    • Eggs
    • Food coloring
    • Vanilla
    • Vinegar
  5. Slowly combine wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
  6. Mix until smooth (do not overmix).

🔴 Step 2: Bake the Cake

  • Divide batter evenly into pans
  • Bake for 25–30 minutes

✔ Check with toothpick (should come out clean)
✔ Let cakes cool completely

🍓 Step 3: Make Strawberry Sauce

  1. In a pan, add:
    • Strawberries
    • Sugar
    • Lemon juice
  2. Cook on medium heat until soft
  3. Add cornstarch mixture
  4. Stir until thick and glossy
  5. Let it cool completely

🍰 Step 4: Make Cream Cheese Frosting

  1. Beat butter until creamy
  2. Add cream cheese → beat until smooth
  3. Add powdered sugar gradually
  4. Mix in vanilla

✔ Frosting should be thick and fluffy

🎂 Step 5: Assemble the Cake

  1. Place first cake layer
  2. Spread cream cheese frosting
  3. Add some strawberry sauce
  4. Place second layer

Repeat for all layers

🎨 Step 6: Final Decoration

  • Cover whole cake with frosting
  • Pour strawberry sauce on top (drip effect)
  • Add fresh strawberries on top

🍽️ Serving

  • Chill for 30–60 minutes before slicing
  • Serve cold or slightly chilled

💡 Tips for Best Results

✔ Use room temperature ingredients
✔ Don’t overbake (cake should stay moist)
✔ Chill frosting if too soft
✔ Use fresh strawberries for best flavor

🔄 Optional Variations

  • Use whipped cream instead of cream cheese frosting
  • Add chocolate chips for extra flavor
  • Make it eggless (I can provide recipe if you want)