RED VELVET MALTESERS CAKE
CAKE RED VELVET INGREDENTS
- 2 2/3 cups plain cake flour
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder, unsweetened
- 1 tsp baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups superfine white sugar
- 2 eggs, at room temperature (around 2 oz / 60g each)
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 2 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
- 2 tbsp red food colouring liquid
INSTRUCTIONS:
Step1
Preheat oven to 180C/350F (all oven types)
Step2
Sift the Dry Ingredients and whisk to combine in a bowl
Step3
Place butter and sugar in a bowl and beat with electric beater or in stand mixer until smooth and well combined owl
Step4
Divide batter between cake pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes on the same shelf, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Rest for 10 minutes in the pan then turn out onto a cooling rack and allow to cool
Step5
Add vegetable oil, vinegar, vanilla, buttermilk and red food colouring. Beat until combined and smooth
Step6
Add Dry Ingredients. Beat until just combined
Step4
Add eggs, one at a time, beating in between to combine. At first it will look curdle - keep beating until it's smooth
Step5
Add vegetable oil, vinegar, vanilla, buttermilk and red food colouring. Beat until combined and smooth
Step6
Add Dry Ingredients. Beat until just combined
Step7
Divide batter between cake pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes on the same shelf, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Rest for 10 minutes in the pan then turn out onto a cooling rack and allow to cool
FROSTING INGREDIENTS:
- 14 oz heavy cream
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp red food colouring
INSTRUCTIONS:
Step1
1- Beat together cream cheese, butter and vanilla for 3 minutes
Step2
2- Add icing sugar and food colouring and beat for 2 minutes or until frosting is light and fluffy to your taste. If your frosting seems too runny just add more icing sugar
Step3
3- Spread top and sides of the cake
DECORATION
- 1 big straw
- Melted chocolate
- Bag of maltesers