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Last weekend, I posted this photo of my husband’s birthday cake I made: Looks good, right? And then you all went crazy asking, tweeting and emailing me for the recipe! Instead of responding to all of you, I just decided to do a blog post about the whole darn thing. So, first things first. At least that’s what I tell myself. Then I made you a chocolate cake and slathered the whole thing with chocolate frosting and angels sang praises. I think that pretty much sums up my husband’s existence. I think by now you all should know that I am the lemon freak and my husband is the chocoholic in this house.
The cake portion is actually Ree’s Chocolate Sheet Cake recipe that I adapted and baked into 2-9 inch rounds. Then I made a batch of my favorite frosting and ate it all with a spoon. Sprinkles make everything better plus super cute! Ya’ll should give them a whirl this weekend and let me know what you think. Red Velvet Cake Recipe. Red Velvet Cake.
Until I met my husband, I had never even heard of a red velvet cake. Since it seems to be a southern specialty, I guess it’s not surprising that I never ran across one growing up in California. But thanks to the California cupcake boom, it seems like there’s now a cupcake shop on every corner and every single one of them features some version of miniature red velvet cake. But that’s not why I made this cake.
My husband’s family LOVES Red Velvet Cake. And partly because I was tired of waiting, but mostly in celebration of a momentous occasion, I decided to take matters into my own hands, and give this cake a try myself. You see, right before we left Sicily last year, my husband was promoted. I even toyed with the idea of a Black Forest Cake, another one that gets requested from time to time (maybe next time, Justin). Now, I won’t lie. Sure enough, lots of Red Velvet Cake recipes require the same amount of food coloring. Especially my hands.
Save Recipe Print Recipe Cake: 1. Chocolate cupcake recipe. Photo from Wikimedia Commons From the blog Transplanted Taste Buds (reposted with permission, found via Bostonist): We're not sure how or even when exactly it happened, but somewhere along the way, cupcakes became the hottest trend in cafes and bakeries around the country.
What we are sure of, though, is that we've always loved the cupcake and therefore we don't really care who brought them back. Though it's easy to find chic upscale cupcakes these days, there's nothing better than a dark, moist chocolate cupcake covered in chocolate buttercream. Ingredients: 1 stick Butter, room temperature1 1/4 C. Yield: 12-14 cupcakes Method: Preheat oven to 375 degrees, then turn it down to 350 just prior to baking 1. Chocolate Buttercream (This frosts about 24 cupcakes if you're doing it the old fashioned way-if you're piping it on fancy-like, it'll be only about 14) 1 Stick Butter, softened1/2 C. Beat butter and cocoa until smooth, then add sugar 1 cup at a time, beating with each addition.
Easy Peasy!