& then there was Red Velvet cake....

Hi Guys,

So I thought I would blog the recipe for the Red Velvet cake I made the other day because it was delicious and has a cream cheese frosting *drools*. This recipe comes from Taste.com.au which is a great website for easy recipes that taste fab. Taste also has an iPhone/ipad app that I use all the time when cooking.

Red Velvet Cake of Deliciousness

Preparation Time

15 minutes

Cooking Time

35 minutes

Ingredients (serves 12)

• 180g butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups (315g) caster sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups (375g) self-raising flour
• 2 tbs cocoa powder
• 1 cup (250ml) buttermilk
• 1 tbs white vinegar
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1 tbs red liquid food colouring
• Fresh raspberries, blueberries and strawberries, to serve

• Orange cream cheese frosting

• 250g cream cheese
• 60g butter
• 1 cup (150g) icing sugar mixture
• 2 tsp finely grated orange rind
• 2 tbs orange juice**

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line the bases of two 22cm round (base measurement) cake pans with baking paper.
2. Use an electric mixer to beat the butter, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl until pale and creamy. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the flour, cocoa powder and buttermilk, in batches, until well combined. Add the vinegar, bicarbonate of soda and food colouring and stir to combine. - The bicarb soda and vinegar do a great job at masking the artificial flavour from the food colouring.
3. Spoon mixture evenly among the prepared pans. Use the back of a spoon to smooth the surface. Bake in preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cakes comes out clean. Remove from oven. Set aside for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.
4. To make the cream cheese frosting, use an electric mixer to beat the cream cheese and butter until creamy. Add the icing sugar, orange rind and orange juice and beat until well combined - **Note: So when I was making my first batch of frosting I added the full 2 tablespoons of orange juice but it made it wayyyy to runny, so I made a second batch and added only two teaspoons which was a perfect consistency. Also the two teaspoon option made it orangey enough, so I wouldn't add anymore than that.
5. Place one of the cakes on a serving platter. Spread half the cream cheese mixture over the top. Sprinkle with one-quarter of the raspberries and blueberries. Sandwich with remaining cake. Spread with remaining cream cheese mixture. Decorate with remaining raspberries and blueberries. Cut into wedges to serve. - I didn't add the raspberries or blueberries because they are super expensive here in Australia at the moment, but it still tasted great with strawberries only.

and voila A-MA-ZINGness on a plate... Sorry for the bad photo but it was taken quickly before everyone attacked the cake lol.





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