🧠 What is it?
Dr. Oetker Red Velvet Cake 385 g is a ready-to-use mix for making a Red Velvet cake – a traditional ‘red velvet’ cake with a delicate reddish-brown sponge and a creamy layer, particularly popular for special occasions and celebrations. The origins of this world-famous speciality are often associated with New York (e.g. the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel).
📦 What’s in the pack
The pack contains two dry mixes:
• ~300 g cake mix 🍰
• ~85 g cream mix 🎂
🧾 What you’ll need to add
To make this, you’ll need:
✔️ 3 eggs
✔️ 100–125 ml chilled whipping cream for the sponge
✔️ 100–125 ml chilled whipping cream + 180–200 g sour cream (or an alternative) for the filling 🎂
🍴 How to make it
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Cake base: Mix the cake mix with the eggs and the measured whipping cream.
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Baking: Pour the batter into a tin (e.g. ~26 cm) and bake for ~30–35 minutes (160 °C – electric oven, 140 °C – fan oven).
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Cream: Whisk the cream mixture with the added cream and sour cream until smooth.
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Assembling the cake: Leave the baked sponge to cool; if desired, slice it in half, fill with the cream and decorate the cake to your liking. 🍰
🧂 Allergens
Contains:
• Cereals containing gluten (wheat)
• Eggs
• Milk (and products thereof)
May contain traces of lupin (lupin beans).
📊 Nutritional values (approximate – finished cake)
(figures vary depending on the ingredients used)
Per 100 g of finished cake:
• Energy: ~1214 kJ / 290 kcal
• Fat: ~15 g (of which saturated ~9.6 g)
• Carbohydrates: ~35 g (of which sugars ~23 g)
• Protein: ~4.9 g
• Salt: ~0.42 g
🎂 Result
Once baked and assembled, you’ll have a classic Red Velvet cake with a soft, fluffy sponge and a creamy layer – perfect as a dessert or a celebratory cake with its striking colour and flavour.
📌 Summary in one sentence
🍰 Dr. Oetker Red Velvet Cake 385 g is a complete mix for making a traditional Red Velvet cake, including both the sponge and the cream; simply mix it with eggs and cream and bake according to the instructions.
