Heart Rose Cake

My American cousin introduced me to Red Velvet Cake.   We were enjoying a piece of cake and he said, "this cake is good not bad.  But the best cake I ever had is red velvet cake."  I asked him what is in it.  He told me, " I don't know but its hella good!"  So my red velvet cake journey begins.  What is soo great about this cake anyways.  I googled it.  I found tones of recipes.  My first attempt baking red velvet is a bust.  The cake is so tough not velvety at all.  Then I dug deeper.  Turns out its all about ingredient chemistry.   The unique velvety texture is achieved by using equal parts vinegar/ baking soda combo as a leavening agent and the acidic buttermilk.  Its always good to pre measure everything ahead of time.  You need to quickly fold in the vinegar/ baking soda mixture before it fizzes out (Joy of Baking).

Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

Comments

Mariza said…
you did it again Carousel! an artistically created yummy cake - thank you so much!
Rochelly said…
Thank you, Carousel! This was such a lovely cake I didn't want to cut it! By far, this is my favourite birthday cake. Very delish, too. By the way, red velvet is my favourite cake. How did you know? :)
CAROUSEL USSHER said…
Hi Rochelly! I'm glad you love the cake! Thank you for the compliment. Compliments to Tita Mariza she knows your fave cake flavour. She is awesome that way. :)
Mariza said…
with Rochelly's Mom's help to decide, of course, and her name is Rose! :-)

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