Shilpa Uskokovic spent days in the Bon Apptit Test Kitchen making tray after tray of red velvet cake to develop her perfect recipe. Watch as she experiments with every variable to arrive at the ultimate red velvetfrom the rich chocolatey taste to the fluffiest cream frostingbefore publishing it for Bon Apptit.
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Director: Gunsel Pehlivan
Director of Photography: Jeremy Harris
Editor: Jared Hutchinson
Talent: Shilpa Uskokovic
Director of Culinary Production: Kelly Janke
Producer: Tyre Nobles
Line Producer: Jen McGinity
Associate Producer: Oadhan Lynch
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes
Camera Operator: Carlos Araujo
Sound Mixer: Mariya Chulichkova
Culinary Assistant: Jessica Do
Post Production Supervisor: Andrea Farr
Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell
00:00 Perfect Red Velvet Cake
00:20 Day 1
01:08 Cake V1 - One Bowl Method
02:06 Cake V2 - Creaming Method
02:48 Cooling
03:49 Taste Test
05:02 Cake V3 - Brown Sugar
05:16 Cake V4 - Baking Powder
06:06 Frosting V1 - Ermine
07:09 Frosting V2 - Cream Cheese
08:00 Taste Test
09:06 Day 2 - Cake V6 Cocoa Powder
09:25 Cake V6 - Unsweetened Chocolate
10:35 Cream Cheese Whip vs. Experimental Cream Cheese Frosting
11:57 Cooling
12:39 Taste Test
14:40 Cake V7 - Unsweetened Chocolate and Baking Powder
15:22 Updated Cream Cheese Frosting
16:00 ...with Powdered Sugar
16:20 Taste Test
17:34 Cake V8 - Big Boi
18:30 Hybrid Frosting
19:12 Final Taste TestWant Bon Apptit shirts, hats and more? https://shop.bonappetit.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_brand=ba&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=video&utm_content=merch-shop-promo
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