For years my mother has been banging on about a red velvet cake. It’s something she’s seen on movies and American TV shows or whatever, and has decided somewhere along the line that it’s something she’d like to try. Of course, there’s nowhere around here that sells red velvet cakes. So this led to her asking for one for her birthday – along with a huge seafood dinner home-cooked by my sister and myself, which we of course agreed to.
But she fell ill shortly before her birthday and so we decided to postpone it. And then it just never actually happened. And I’m sure she thinks we’ve just forgotten. Well, I’m not in the financial position to put on the seafood spread, but the red velvet cake I can do. And plan to surprise her with it very soon.
This recipe sounds good; I’m sure there are a million different opinions about the ‘right’ way to make it since it seems to be quite an iconic dessert, so I’ve just taken one at random. Or actually, not so much at random as on the basis of the beautiful photography of the process by the author.
I think what I’ve done here is made it difficult for myself – I’m not sure my photos will be able to stand up against hers!
mmMMMmm I love red velvet cake. Have you ever seen the movie “Steel Magnolias” where the woman bakes one in the shape of an armadillo?
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Hard to enjoy it that way. Good luck with the recipe…looks yummy.
loving her photos. sweet idea.
I have to say I’ve not seen Steel Magnolias. I know, crazy, right? Like my roommate casually mentioned he had never seen Pulp Fiction. I was like ‘what, are you crazy?’
I’ve never seen Pulp Fiction. :-”)
What, are you crazy!?
hehe. So I made the cake, and it’s great (apart from the slightly overcooked and therefore less moist bottom layer), but alas I forgot my camera. So I don’t have any proof, but I will be making this cake again so don’t worry!