So I’m making a Red Velvet Cake for Daddy’s birthday. This is one of the most unique cakes around. Between the taste & the unusual coloring, this cake stands out in a crowd. Did a little adapting of Red Velvet Cake IV from allrecipes.com to suit me. Red Velvet Cake is a huge Southern thing & it’s vital to have a good recipe.
It’s not a difficult cake to bake & isn’t very time consuming. However, be forewarned if you’ve never fixed one before, that the batter will be a red to reddish-brown color depending on the recipe you use. Once the cake is baked it will be a bright red color when cut. The color is where the cake gets it’s name so be prepared.
Red Velvet Cake Batter
The recipe makes 3 8-inch layers, but that won’t suit my needs. This cake is going to be traveling in the car for approximately 1 1/2 hours. I do not want to take a chance on the top layer sliding or tumbling off. I’m also not quite sure how many people will be there. I have a vague number I’m pretty sure or sure will be there & I want to make sure there is leftover cake for Daddy to enjoy on other days. I pour the batter into 2 10-inch cake pans & that works good without having to make another batch or half batch of the batter.
While the cake bakes, I pull out a 12-inch cake board & some leftover fondant I have. Sprinkle a bit of red powdered food color in the middle of the fondant & proceed to knead the fondant. I knead until the powder is no longer dry but is only partially incorporated into the fondant. I do this because I want the fondant to have a marbled effect not be solid-colored.
Cake board covered in marbled fondant.
Next I pull out a medium-sized piece of vinyl I keep for this purpose & begin rolling out the fondant. I roll it out until it is large enough to cover the cake board. Then I place it on the cake board & smooth it down & cut it to size. This will dry & be ready when I need it.
After the cake layers have baked, I put them on wire racks to cool. When they’re completely cooled, I wrap them in SaranWrap as I’m not going to ice the cake until tomorrow. That’s it for the day.
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