AMIEs Chocolate Velvet Cake
- 250 grams cake flour
- 125 grams softened butter
- 2 eggs
- 125 grams vanilla yogurt
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 180 grams sifted white sugar
- 2 tbsp baking powder
- 2 ml vanilla extract (1 teaspoon)
- 5 tbsp raspberry juice from blended fresh raspberry
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 250 grams cream cheese (Philadelphia)
- 500 grams icing sugar
- 50 grams softened butter
- 2 ml vanilla extract
- Heat the oven to 180AC fan.
- Grease and base line a 22cm round cake.
- Beat together the butter and sugar with pinch of salt in a mixing bowl until light.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, adding 2 ml.
- of vanilla with the last one.
- Sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder together.
- Gently fold into the butter and egg mixture, alternate with yogurt until thick.
- Gradually add the vinegar and raspberry juice, until well mixed.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared tin and spread evenly.
- Bake for 50 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the center.
- Leave to cool.
- Remove from the tin and cut into two layers horizontally.
- To make the frosting, mix together the butter, cream cheese, vanilla and the icing sugar.
- Use half the icing to spread into one layer.
- Stack the layers together.
- Spread the remaining icing over the top and sides of the cake.
- Decorate with fresh berries.
- Serve, share and ENJOY!
cake flour, butter, eggs, vanilla yogurt, cocoa, white sugar, baking powder, vanilla, raspberry juice, white vinegar, cream cheese, icing sugar, butter, vanilla
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/359949-amies-chocolate-velvet-cake (may not work)