Latest Creation

So I've been MIA for the month of July pardon it's my birthday month of course...Happy Bday to all the Cancer's and Leo's...So I've been up to the absolute best I'm made two cakes and if I might say so myself they are absolutely great .....The first is a red velvet cake with cream cheese and Pecan frosting....I even shocked myself it was tasty..I REALLY keeps surprising myself. Recipe courtesy of food network cake man raven...I altered it a bit to my liking...


Red Velvet Cake
-2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
-1 1/ cups sugar
-1 teaspoon baking soda
-1 teaspoon fine salt
-3 teaspoon cocoa powder
-1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
-1 cup buttermilk (substitute for buttermilk 1 cup whole-milk with a tsp lemon juice let curdle for 5 min)
-2 large eggs room temp
-4 tablespoons red food coloring ( can put more or less depending on how red you like your cake)
-1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar
-1 teaspoon vanilla extract

In bowl sift flour,sugar,baking soda, salt, cocoa powder. In another bowl whisk together oil buttermilk, eggs food coloring, vinegar and vanilla. mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients until combined and a smooth batter is formed.

Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 pound cream cheese softened ( two 8OZ boxes)
- 4 cups sifted confectioners sugar
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla ( preferably the clear kind as so your frosting will remain white..just a little hint)

Mix cream cheese, sugar and butter on low speed increase to high and mix until fluffy. Occasionally scraping sides of bowl. Reduce speed to low and vanilla increase to high for 1 min.