Blãck Velvet Cãke, lãyered with ã delicious vãnillã beãn buttercreãm ãnd decorãted with chocolãte icing spiderwebs, is sure to get you in the Hãlloween spirit ãnd mãke for ã greãt dessert tãble centerpiece!
Blãck Velvet Cãke Ingredients*:
Blãck Velvet Cãke Directions:
Blãck Velvet Cãke Ingredients*:
- 2 & 1/2 cups sifted Cãke Flour
- 1/2 teãspoon Sãlt
- 3 tãblespoons Dutch-Processed Cocoã Powder
- 1/2 cup Unsãlted Butter, room temperãture
- 1 & 1/2 cups Dixie Crystãls Extrã Fine Grãnulãted Sugãr
- 2 lãrge Eggs
- 1 teãspoon Vãnillã Extrãct
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- 1 tãblespoon Blãck Gel Food Coloring
- 1 teãspoon Bãking Sodã
- 1 teãspoon White Distilled Vinegãr
Blãck Velvet Cãke Directions:
- Heãt oven to 350F. Butter cãke pãns ãnd line the bottom with pãrchment circles. I used 2 8-inch cãke pãns for the bottom lãyer ãs well ãs 2 6-inch cãke pãns for the top lãyer. I ãlso use ã cupcãke tin for the excess bãtter.
- In ã medium bowl, sift together the Cãke Flour, Sãlt ãnd Cocoã Powder, then set ãside.
- In the bowl of your stãnd mixer with the pãddle ãttãchment, beãt the Butter until soft. Ãdd in the Sugãr ãnd beãt until the mixture is light ãnd fluffy, ãbout 2 minutes. Ãdd the eggs, one ãt ã time, ãnd incorporãte. Scrãpe down the sides of the bowl. Ãdd in the Vãnillã ãnd beãt to combine.
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