The best Valentine/Wedding Cake Ever

Name: The best Valentine/Wedding Cake Ever
Total time: 9000 s
Yield: A thousand
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: For the Red Velvet Cake; 3 Cups All purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder; 2 1/2 Cups Sugar; 1 Cup Vegetable or canola oil; 1 Cup Unsalted butter, melted; 4 large eggs; 1 1/2 Cups Buttermilk; 1 tbsp vinegar; 2 tbsp vanilla extract; 1/2 jar red colored food paste or gel food coloring; Sugar; Red gel food coloring; Water and Vanilla extract or bean; 340 g cream cheese; 227 g Unsalted butter softened; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract or orange extract; 1/4 tsp salt; 738 powdered sugar sifted; Stand mixer; Paddle attachment; Whisk attachment; Fondant machine; Already made fondant; Pink food coloring; Glycerin

Katrina De Silva @cook_51627923

I made this cake for a friend's wedding party and trust me it was perfect, her husband loved it and she did too to the extent she asked me to give her the recipe since she was my bestie I didn't have a choice you know what they say the way to a man's heart is his stomach I hope you all like this recipe just as much as I do.

Katrina De Silva @cook_51627923

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Ingredients

2hrs 30 min

A thousand

For the Red Velvet Cake
3 CupsAll purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoonsBaking Soda
1 teaspoonsalt
1/4 CupUnsweetened Cocoa Powder
2 1/2 CupsSugar
1 CupVegetable or canola oil
1 CupUnsalted butter, melted
4large eggs
1 1/2 CupsButtermilk
1 tbspvinegar
2 tbspvanilla extract
1/2 jarred colored food paste or gel food coloring
For the Syrup
Sugar
Red gel food coloring
Water and Vanilla extract or bean
For the Frosting
340 gcream cheese
227 gUnsalted butter softened
1/2 tspvanilla extract or orange extract
1/4 tspsalt
738powdered sugar sifted
Equipments
Stand mixer
Paddle attachment
Whisk attachment
Fondant machine
For the Pink Fondant Icing
Already made fondant
Pink food coloring
Glycerin

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Steps

2hrs 30 min

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For the Red Velvet Cake: Preheat oven to 325 Degrees F. Grease and flour two ten inch pans. I also line the bottoms with wax paper cut in a round 10 inch circle to ensure the cake comes without sticking.
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In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder.
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In a large bowl mix together the sugar, oil and melted butter with a hand mixer on medium speed for about 3 minutes. Scrape the sides with a spatula as you mix.
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Add eggs one at a time and mix to incorporate. Mix in the vinegar and vanilla
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Add half of the dry ingredients, mix well and then add half of the buttermilk and mix
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Repeat adding remaining of the dry ingredients and buttermilk.
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Add the Red food coloring and mix until color is incorporated.
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Pour batter evenly to the already greased pans and bake on center rack for about 30-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean
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Cool in the pan for 3 minutes. Then allow to cool in a cooling rack for 5-10 minutes and refrigerate
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Make the Syrup:Add the sugar and water to a small saucepan over medium heat.
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Stir until sugar is dissolved.
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Add the red gel food coloring and vanilla bean for a rich syrup
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Let cool, then pour into a glass jar and sill tightly with a lid right after scooping the ones for the cake
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Store remaining syrup for more recipes for at least a month
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For the cream cheese frosting: In a large mixing bowl whip butter and cream cheese together for 3-5 minutes until light and fluffy.(Make sure they are both fluffy and softened or else you wanna have a lumpy frosting.)
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Add 3 Cups of the powdered sugar and mix well. If frosting still seems soupy and more of the powdered sugar until a spreadable consistency is achieved.
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Add the salt and vanilla extract and mix
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For the Fondant: Knead the already made fondant using a machine. Add the Fondant to a food mixer then add the Pink food coloring and glycerin.
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Assembling:Trim the top of the cake layers off and safe them in a bowl. You can use this to decorate the edges of the cake (which I didn't for some reasons)
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Place the first chilled cake layer on a cake board, spread the syrup over the cake, add a large scoop of cream cheese frosting and spread evenly across the cake layer. A chilled cake will be easier to frost with the cream cheese frosting.
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Place the second layer on top and repeat the filling and layering process. You can decide to pipe some frosting on the cake and add some more decorations or berries, I suggest chocolate ganache.
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Please try this recipe I hope you love it I can also made this cake for your wedding party. Thanks ❤️