![]() So if you’re like me, here’s a handy video tutorial on how I get those edges sharp and those sides smooth as can be. I’m a visual person, having learned everything I know about cakes on YouTube. Despite that, I have developed some skills and learned some tips over the years that help me get pretty darn close to a flawless buttercream finish, and I’m excited to share them all with you! A ganache drip over this crease, sprinkles around that bottom edge, and before you know it the cake appears flawless with all those problem areas covered up! Ok, maybe that’s just me being lazy creative. The truth is, with most of the cakes I design, there are plenty of opportunities to hide small flaws in the buttercream finish. To answer you, I’m going to be completely candid here and not pretend that my cakes are absolutely flawless every time. However you decorate, this classic cake is sure to be a hit wherever it goes.One of the most frequent questions I get as a cake decorator is how I get my buttercream cakes so smooth and sharp. I stuck cake crumbs to the side of the cake using this technique, piped a crescent of rosettes and stars on top with Wilton Tips 1M and 4B, and finished it all off by sprinkling cake crumbs over the top. Then, I frosted the cake with a final layer of Cream Cheese Buttercream and used a cake comb from this set to create the textured finish. This makes a stable foundation for the final layer (and pretty necessary since Cream Cheese Buttercream is always so much softer than other types of buttercream). If you want to replicate this cake design though, here’s how I did it: after filling and crumb coating the cake with Cream Cheese Buttercream, I placed it in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes to let the crumb coat firm up. Maybe a better idea to stick in my back pocket for Halloween. I will confess that I tried to top this cake with some more elaborate white chocolate decorations speckled with cake crumbs but they ended up looking like blood splattered glass shards. You can decorate a Red Velvet Cake any way you want, but I chose to play off of the traditional design by adding a textured finish with a cake comb, some simple piping on top, and of course, those pretty cake crumbs. If you Google Red Velvet Cakes, you’ll see a lot of similar designs: plain white frosting and cake crumbs. I love it so much that it should probably have it’s own recipe post (next on my list!). I could sing the praises of this Cream Cheese Buttercream all day long because it’s oh so tasty and just the right consistency for not only filling and frosting the cake, but piping the decorations on top as well. It feels against the rules to top this cake with anything else (except probably the traditional Ermine frosting). Red Velvet Cake and Cream Cheese Buttercream are made for each other. But what’s the fun in that? You know you’re going to want to dye this cake batter deep red! Cream Cheese Buttercream is the Perfect Pairing Since the food color gel doesn’t add any flavor to the cake, you could add even less (or none at all) and still have a great tasting cake. I wanted to see if I could get away with less food coloring and it turns out that 1 Tablespoon is just fine, especially if you’re using a concentrated food color gel like AmeriColor Super Red (it’s what I used). Some recipes call for 2 Tablespoons or an entire bottle. I thought it would be something like one to two drops of red food coloring but nope. I was actually shocked to see how much food coloring goes into a Red Velvet Cake recipe while I was researching recipes. It may or may not come as a surprise to you that Red Velvet Cake is (gasp) dyed red with food coloring. ![]() I was so thrilled when I cut into these beautiful layers! What Gives Red Velvet Cake Its Color? There’s actually only a few Tablespoons of cocoa powder added, but it tastes just perfect that way – just like a traditional Red Velvet Cake ought to taste. I always thought Red Velvet Cake was just a chocolate cake with red food coloring mixed in but I was wrong. This Red Velvet Cake is wonderfully soft and moist, has the perfect touch of chocolate flavor, and is extremely addicting when paired with cream cheese buttercream. Well, any time is really the perfect time. It’s been on my list for awhile now, and with Valentine’s Day right around the corner I thought now is the perfect time. ![]() Red Velvet is versatile too – it can be a fancy cake or completely hilarious (remember the armadillo cake in Steel Magnolias?), a total party hit or a cozy weekend bake, delicious all year round. ![]() It’s quite the looker with that deep red crumb, and the subtle chocolate cake and cream cheese frosting combination is absolutely divine. I’ve always been smitten with Red Velvet Cake.
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