Red Velvet Cake
1:04 PMMy wonderful husband Dean is celebrating his birthday today - coinciding with Valentine's Day. What better excuse to get the apron on and get baking! We had a family celebration on the weekend, where I made him a novelty cake (I'll share that one soon!), but I wanted to make a special treat that he could take to work today. I couldn't go past a gorgeous, rich, Red Velvet Cake.
I've previously made Red Velvet Cupcakes (recipe here), but looked around a bit to see if it was much different to making a full cake. It's basically the same, but I did use a slightly different recipe, which I found at this gorgeous little blog here.
I actually make one whole cake (rather than splitting into two tins) and just cut it after it had been baked. The cream cheese icing is a must - it is so creamy and delicious! The template I used on top came from the latest Good Taste Magazine - I just sifted plain cocoa powder over the top.
This is an indulgence that's totally worth it! Enjoy!
Ingredients
2 ½ cups sifted plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
30ml red food colouring (Queen’s Pillar Box Red is great!)
115g unsalted butter, softened
1 ½ cups caster sugar
2 eggs, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar or white vinegar
1 teaspoon baking soda
250g cream cheese, at room temperature
2 1/2 cups icing sugar, sifted
Method
Preheat oven to 180C. Grease two 22cm cake tins with softened butter and line base and sides with baking paper.
In a deep, small bowl, mix vinegar and baking soda (it will bubble and fizz). Add vinegar mixture to the cake batter and stir through quickly until combined.
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