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Red Velvet For Mum

May 12, 2013 by Sophia 10 Comments


Happy Mothers day to my Mum and all the other Mums (or Moms) out there, I hope you have had a wonderful day and have been spoiled. My Mum and I have been tiling the kitchen in my studio for the past two days, she deserves a medal for putting up with me and everything I get her to do:) Love you Mum. We have another day of tiling as I have to cut all the tiles to fit, which I have been putting off, then we have to grout them all. Because of all this tiling work I prepared a cake for mothers day a few days ago, so hope you enjoy it. 
I can’t say I’m a fan of the Red Velvet Cake I find they don’t have much taste,  I can think of much nicer cakes out there to be had, in particular a mud cake or carrot cake, yum!!
So to resolve the lack of taste I have covered it in sugary meringue goodness just for you and your mums. 
If you have a mouth watering Red Velvet cake recipe that you think will change my mind please share, they’re not as popular in Aussie as they are in other countries. 

 
Red Velvet Cake
 
3 eggs
1 2/3 cup white sugar
1 cup buttermilk
150g butter (melted)
3 cups plain flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup milk
2 teaspoon red food colouring
 
Frosting
 
2 cup caster sugar
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
4 egg whites
 
Place the eggs, sugar, buttermilk and melted butter into a bowl and stir to combine. Sift in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and cocoa powder and stir through. Add the milk and red food colouring and fold in until everything is incorporated then pour into two 20cm cake tins. Bake for 50-60 mintues or until cooked. Set aside to cool completely before icing.
 
To make the frosting, heat the sugar, water and cream of tartar in a saucepan until the mixture starts to bubble and the sugar has melted.
In a separate bowl whisk the egg whites with an electric mixer until soft peaks form, then slowly add the liquid sugar and beat until glossy. 
 
Cut the cakes into two and ice.

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  1. Monica Cheng says

    May 12, 2013 at 8:56 pm

    The cake looks so lovely! Red velvet is a wonderful choice for Mother’s Day (:

    Cheers,
    Monica

    Reply
    • Sophia Purvis says

      May 14, 2013 at 12:48 am

      Thanks Monica.

      Reply
  2. bunnyeatsdesign.com says

    May 13, 2013 at 4:36 am

    Goregous contrast between the dark cake and the stark icing. I can’t help but think that you have done a lovely “plastering” job 🙂

    Reply
    • Sophia Purvis says

      May 14, 2013 at 12:51 am

      Lol, your comment left me with a huge smile, tradie of all things. I think I will need to work on my plastering skills its not very smooth, better stick to tiling:)

      Reply
  3. Matejka says

    May 13, 2013 at 7:28 am

    Wonderful!

    Reply
  4. Sophia Purvis says

    May 14, 2013 at 12:51 am

    Thanks Matejka

    Reply
  5. Melissa Whitcher says

    May 14, 2013 at 2:30 pm

    Beautiful photos Sophia!! Thank you for stopping by my blog and leaving a sweet comment. I love your blog as well!! I’m looking forward to getting to know you better. 🙂

    Melissa
    redflycreations.com

    Reply
    • Sophia Purvis says

      May 20, 2013 at 1:10 am

      Hi Melissa,
      Looking forward to getting to know you to.
      Soph

      Reply
  6. Anonymous says

    August 25, 2013 at 3:11 am

    I think Red Velvet is delicious and has a great chocolate flavor. My mama made them for years when I was a child, and I make them now.

    Reply
    • Sophia Purvis says

      August 31, 2013 at 9:49 am

      Hi,
      Its the first one I had ever made, they’re not very popular over here, however saying that they are gaining momentum.

      Reply

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