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Recipes - Pink Velvet Cake

Average Rating: 5 (1 votes)

10th May 2020, 5:51 PM

Why does velvet only have to come in red? It doesn't! Velvet is a texture after all. What makes pink velvet special is that it is a feminine cake in that it is made of all the things girls were said to be made of metaphorically in the old nursery rhyme. I made this cake as an experiment in real life and it's wonderful! The spice is subtle though the velvet texture comes through perfectly. I am going to try velvet cakes in other colours/flavors too. Moreover, I recommend it with vanilla or cinnamon buttercream (cinnamon is usually coloured bright red like candy).

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Update: If making a 9 inch round cake, raise the temperature to 350.

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Ah man, as soon as I'm off diet I have to try making this. I'm a huge sucker for velvet cakes. lol Very cute image by the way!

10th May 2020, 6:03 PM

I love velvet cakes because they feel fancy, but are easier to make. You don't have to separate eggs or use 50 million different bowls which I like. Thanks. I wanted to reference femininity and womanhood in different ways in the pic.

10th May 2020, 6:05 PM

Didn't put in enough food colouring, so the pink was a little...diluted, but still gave it a go in cupcake form! Still: great texture and one of the more elaborate recipes I've tried out, and I really liked it! I'm definitely going to try this again with the cinnamon/ginger lessened though, I'm curious to see what the combination of the vanilla and raspberry is like without those over it O:

15th Jun 2020, 6:01 PM

I think you did awesome.

15th Jun 2020, 6:21 PM