Elevate your Plate

Backstory:

With Valentine’s Day coming up, I thought it would be nice to centre a bake around the colour red-the colour of love of course! When thinking about what to make, I realised that no cake is more red than red velvet. It was also the perfect excuse to use a heart shaped cake tin that was just collecting dust in the cupboard! In the end, I’m so glad I made this recipe; as it was tasty and I enjoyed practicing my piping skills again!

Recipes:

Red Velvet cake: https://beyondthebutter.com/single-layer-red-velvet-cake/

Raspberry glaze:

• Juice 2 large oranges and heat it in a pan with a punnet of raspberries
• Keep the mixture on a high heat until the raspberries become jam-like
• Take off the heat and strain through a sieve and brush the glaze immediately on a cool cake

Tips and Tricks:

• Substitutions in the recipe work well, so don’t fret if you haven’t got buttermilk or cake flour to hand
• Add in more icing sugar than the recipe states to achieve a thicker cream cheese frosting
• Grease and line your cake tin well for ease of cake removal after baking

Recommendation and Rating:

Overall, this was a great bake! The cake is light, moist and has a subtle hint of raspberry. When paired with the cream cheese frosting, it gains a sweetness, almost creaminess that blends perfectly. The eye catching red icing and the heart shaped design, give a nod to Valentine’s Day, making it perfect for sharing. It was a relatively simple bake, and although the recipe made it as a single layer cake, I prefer the aesthetic of having a filled centre and so chose that route instead! If I’m honest, the icing was a little sweet, and I wanted the recipe to challenge me more, and so the cake gets 4 stars!