ASK ALICE: – ‘TWILIGHT’ IN THE KITCHEN: RED VELVET RAPTURE

Ask Alice’s special “Twilight in the Kitchen” is back and with a fantastic recipe to try this holiday season!

A few months back “Ask Alice” brought you TAers some great ideas for cake decorating with a Twilight theme (Click here to view this article). In addition to the decorations of a cake comes the cake itself, right? What better way to show your fascination for vampires then with gorgeous red cake?

I’m known as the Red Velvet Queen in my family, so I’ve tried quite a few Red Velvet Cake recipes in my time. No cake has tasted better—as of yet—then the following two recipes I present you with: Red Velvet Cake and Red Velvet Bundt Cake.

Red Velvet Cake

(This recipe is actually from a Red Velvet Bread Pudding, I just used the “cake” part.)

-2 Cups of Sugar

-2 sticks of Butter

-2 Eggs

-2 TBSP Cocoa Powder

-2oz. Red Food Coloring

-2 ½ Cups of Cake Flour

-1 tsp of Salt

-1 Cup of Butter Milk

-1 tsp of Vanilla Extract

- ½ tsp of Baking Soda

-1 TBSP Vinegar

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Greased 9 by 13 by 2-inch sheet pan.

In a mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter, beat until light and fluffy. Add the eggs 1 at a time and mix well after each addition. Mix cocoa and food coloring together and then add to sugar mixture; mix well. Sift together flour and salt. Add flour mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Blend in vanilla. (Click here for the remainder of the recipe)

Red Velvet Bundt Cake

-1 Cup of Butter

-2 ½ Cups of Sugar

-6 Large Eggs

-3 Cups of Cake Flour

-3 TBSP Unsweetened Cocoa

- ¼ tsp of Baking Soda

-1 (8oz.) container of Sour Cream

-2 tsp. of Vanilla Extract

-2 oz. of Red Food Coloring

Directions

Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Stir together flour, cocoa, and baking soda. Add to butter mixture alternately with sour cream, beating at low speed just until blended, beginning and ending with flour mixture. (Click here for the remainder of the recipe)

Click here for a great glaze for this bundt cake and here for a frosting recipe for the cake.

How great would it be to surprise your friends and loved ones with one of these great cakes? Its guarantee you’ll be the talk and praise at your gathering. Instead of the cakes, you could also turn either of these recipes into cupcakes. Look how neat these look:

I’d love to hear all your suggestions for future “Ask Alice” topics! Please email me at: ana@twilightersanonymous.com . Also, feel free to contact me for any fashion or baking tips/advice—I’m glad to help!

Love,
Ana