Blue Velvet Recipes

ROYAL BLUE VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Grease and lightly flour bottoms and sides of three 8-inch round cake pans, or spray with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, beat cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed about 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
• Divide batter evenly among pans. Bake 22 to 27 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched in center. Cool 15 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely.
• Spoon marshmallow creme into large microwavable bowl; microwave uncovered on High 15 to 20 seconds to soften. Add butter. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in powdered sugar and salt until smooth.
• If necessary, trim rounded tops of 2 cake layers to flatten before assembling. Place 1 cake layer, top side down, on serving plate; spread with about 1/3 cup frosting. Top with second layer, top side down; spread with about 1/3 cup frosting. Top with untrimmed cake layer, top side up. Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting. Store loosely covered.

BLUE VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 °F. Grease and flour 3 (8-inch) round pans.
• In a mixing bowl, cream the sugar and 2 sticks butter, mix until light and fluffy. Add the eggs 1 at a time and mix well after each addition. Mix cocoa and food coloring together and then add to sugar mixture; mix well. Sift together flour and salt. Add flour mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Blend in vanilla. In a small bowl, combine baking soda and vinegar and add to mixture.
• Pour batter into pans. Bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from heat and cool completely before frosting.
• Icing:
• Blend cream cheese and 1 stick butter together in a mixing bowl. Add marshmallows and sugar and blend. Fold in coconut and nuts. Spread between layers and on top and sides of cooled cake.

BLUE VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Grease and flour 3 (8-inch) round pans.
• In a mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter, mix until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs one at a time and mix well after each addition.
• Mix cocoa and food coloring together and then add to sugar mixture; mix well.
• Sift together flour and salt.
• Add flour mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
• Blend in vanilla.
• In a small bowl, combine baking soda and vinegar and add to mixture.
• Pour batter into pans.
• Bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Remove from heat and cool completely before frosting.
• FOR ICING: Blend cream cheese and butter together in a mixing bowl.
• Add marshmallows and sugar and blend.
• Fold in coconut and nuts.
• Spread between layers and on top and sides of cooled cake.