Super Moist Red Velvet Cake
This isn’t my recipe, it is from the blog Divas can Cook. However I did adjust it a little to suit my taste. I also used my own cream cheese icing recipe. I promise whenever I make this cake everyone raves about it. So much so I made it for someone’s wedding. But let’s not talk about that wedding cake, let’s just say it was a nightmare I don’t really want to remember…Lol! I guess I am bringing this cake recipe to you just in time for Valentine’s Day. You can make it for your loved ones. My fussy hubby who hates red velvet cake, actually eats this one. I insisted that he tastes it when I made it a few times and now he’s hooked. A few people have requested this recipe and I thought it was time I posted one. I am no baker, trust me. You can tell from the decorating skills, can’t you…haha! Baker or not this cake is heavenly. It may not look perfect but super delicious and that’s all that matters. If you are better skilled than I am then you will have no problem perfecting the decorating. Believe it or not I had fun decorating this cake. It made me feel happy and I felt like a child again. Sometimes it’s not all about being perfect at what we do. It’s also about having fun whilst doing it. There are times I want everything so perfect and I get really stressed out. Today I realised that actually takes the joy out of what we do. So from today I am going to focus more on the fun part. I love what I do but I think of late I have been over thinking everything.
How to make this cake
This is an absolute flop proof recipe. I have never had it fail not once and I have made many times. The wet and dry ingredients are mixed separately and then whisked together. It’s as easy as that. It’s only the cream cheese icing that needs a little work I promise. I love this recipe and I wish all cakes can be this easy to make. What ingredients do I need For this recipe you need the basic ingredients for a cake, such as cake wheat flour, eggs, sugar, oil, vanilla essence, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and cocoa. The extras are buttermilk, coffee and some red food colouring. If you are one of those people that really watches what they put into their bodies then I think you should give this one a skip.
Cream Cheese Icing
So a few weeks ago I made this cake. I decided I want to try someone else’s cream cheese icing and it was a disaster. I therefore stuck to my tried and tested recipe and it was perfect for this cake. Next time I will stick to what I know. It can be tricky to make cream cheese icing. Low fat cream cheese will not work. I have tried it and it makes the icing runny. You will need medium fat or full fat cream cheese. Beating the butter and cream cheese like most recipes suggest does not work for me. I prefer beating my butter and icing sugar first. Then the cream cheese is added. Besides the vanilla essence please do not add any liquid to your icing. Once you add the cream cheese beat until just combined. Do not over-beat the icing. Trust me I’ve had many disasters with cream cheese icing. You may have methods that work for you but this is what works for me.
I hope you love this cake as much as we do. If you do try it please drop a comment and a star rating. It is always appreciated. More recipes to try: Queen Cakes Super Moist Chocolate Sheet Cake Marble Loaf Cake If you loved this, please share!
