Raspberry Velvet Cake
The Project That Started it All
This cake was the first of many baking fiascoes, and it certainly wasn't the last. Our success with this project inspired us to take on more and more challenging creations, and we hope you will enjoy it just as much as we did!
This Raspberry Velvet cake is just as refreshing, smooth, and sweet as it looks. Filled with tons of fresh raspberries, it's a delightful summer treat.
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However, with our limited skills and lack of sound culinary training, we did run into a few roadblocks, which we'll share with you. First, our cake had the perfect flavor, but the texture was a little dense. We recommend drying your raspberries out completely to help reduce the moisture added to the batter. We may have slightly rushed this step! We also recommend going for a longer bake time to allow the cake to cook more.
Next, we chose a different type of icing than our recipe called for. This was more based on personal preference (i. e. Armand saying, "Sick! I don't like cream cheese!"), but we loved the raspberry buttercream we ended up choosing for this. So, we won't call this a roadblock, but maybe just a detour. If you choose to take this direction, be sure to run your crushed raspberries through a fine mesh sieve to remove any seeds or clumps. This makes for a perfectly pink, smooth, and delicious icing.
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Lastly, we made this cake ahead of time and chose to decorate it with the fresh raspberries and meringue cookies several hours before serving. This was a waste of our delicious meringue cookies, as the moisture from the cake caused them to melt into little candy puddles all over the cake. We rescued our cake by placing fresh meringues on top of these puddles, but it's easier if you just do it right the first time.
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Overall, this was a great first project! We enjoyed the whole process of making it, decorating it, and of course, eating it! We got great reviews from our family too. If you try this out, let us know how you like it!
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Links to the recipes used are below:
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Raspberry Velvet Cake:
https://www.countryliving.com/food-drinks/recipes/a41986/raspberry-pink-velvet-cake-recipe/
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Raspberry Buttercream:
https://www.twosisterscrafting.com/best-raspberry-buttercream-frosting/
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Meringue Cookies:
https://food52.com/blog/9946-how-to-make-meringues-with-any-amount-of-leftover-egg-whites
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