So today is a special day. It is the day my husband was born. I am so lucky that today I get to spend time crafting him a cake. I scoured the internet for the perfect cake to craft but I kept coming back to the tried and true southern staple, Red Velvet Cake. I knew that Bakerella was the woman I needed to trust on this one as I don't have a "Family Recipe"! You can find the recipe I used here. I did not remember that I was sharing this until everything was mixed and I broke my Whisk. I am kind of sad about this as it is the only whisk I had!
{You can see the rouge whisk part there on the left!}
The recipe recommends greasing and flouring the cake rounds but I am not a big fan of cleaning up the flour that will end up EVERYWHERE. I use a little cheat thanks to Pam. They have a baking spray that is the grease and flour combined in a no mess (relative term) spray can.
{Baking Pam Spray smells SO good!!}
After I sprayed the pans I scooped the batter into them as equally as I could. Then I dropped the pans flat on the counter a few times to make all the air bubbles rise up and out! Then into the oven they go for 30 minutes.
{See you soon my pretties!}
My house smells so good right now! I can barely stand it! I am excited to get to work on the Cream Cheese Frosting! While I am waiting though for dinner tonight we are having Steak, baked potatoes, garlic bread and a salad! Hope there will be room for cake!
{Hope it tastes as good as it looks}
I finally got a clean toothpick after 40 minutes. I let them cool completely and I made the frosting in the mean time. Delicious creamy Cream Cheese Heaven! Here is the ingredient Line up....Buter, Cream Cheese, Vanilla, and Confectioners Sugar.
{Ingredients for Heaven}
Make sure everything is room temperature. Cream together the butter and cream cheese. Add Vanilla. Then gradually add the sugar.....They mean gradually!
{Let the Dust Storm Begin!}
As you can see I did not believe the gradual part.....I did however quickly learn! This frosting is so thick and yummy.
{Messy Frost Job}
I always put my cake on the cake stand and then place wax paper under the cake so I can make the biggest mess ever and then once the paper is removed you will never know!
{Cake Concealer}
I spooned the rest of the frosting into a zip loc bag so I could pipe around the base and on the top for the finishing touches!
{Finished Product}
I think it turned out pretty good! Especially since this is only the second layer cake I have ever made! Now I have to wait patiently until my love comes home to have a slice!
Hope you all have a wonderful Monday!!
Happy Birthday John! I Love You!
XOXO,
H.
