Black Velvet Cake
Black Velvet Cake. Enjoy this delicious black velvet cake with whipped frosting – a tasty dessert treat. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Black frosting can be a bit tricky, and if you've struggled making it, here are all of my tips and tricks for making super dark black frosting. The beauty of bring a cake baker is that I get to eat the evidence. The cake is a rich black velvet cake to contrast the bright white vanilla buttercream frosting. Cook Black Velvet Cake using 16 ingredients and 7 steps easily.
Ingredients
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Prepare of Cake:
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You need of Ghee, 188g + More For Greasing
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Prepare 188 g of Guinness Stout,
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It’s 57 g of Black Cocoa Powder,
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Prepare 75 g of Demerara Sugar,
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Prepare 75 g of Dark Muscovado Sugar,
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You need 113 g of Sour Cream,
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It’s 75 g of Eggs,
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Prepare 1 TSP of Pure Vanilla Paste,
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You need 206 g of Unbleached All Purpose Flour,
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You need Pinch of Sea Salt,
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Prepare of Frosting:
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You need 150 g of Cream Cheese,
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Prepare 50 g of Demerara Sugar Powder,
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You need 94 g of Heavy Whipping Cream,
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Prepare of Raw Cacao Powder, For Dusting
Steps
- Prepare cake. Preheat oven to 180 degree celsius or 350 fahrenheit. Grease cake pan with ghee, lined with parchment paper and grease the paper with some more ghee. In a skillet over medium-low heat, melt ghee..
- It will start "singing". Once the "singing" is subtle, add Guinness stout. *Be careful as it may splash*. It will start to bubble rapidly. Once the bubbling is subtle, add in the cocoa powder and sugar..
- Remove from heat and stir to combine well. Keep stirring until the sugar has melted. In a large bowl, whisk sour cream, egg and vanilla until well combined. Add this mixture into the ghee mixture gradually while still stirring..
- In another bowl, combine flour and salt well. Fold the flour mixture into ghee mixture in 1/3 portions at a time until everything is incorporated well. Transfer the cake batter into the prepared cake pan. Wack into the oven and bake for 40 mins or it pass the skewer test..
- The center will rise and crack despite not adding any leavening agents due to the PH level of black cocoa powder. Set aside to cool down completely. Once the cake is cooled, transfer into a cake stand or a serving plate..
- Prepare the frosting. In a large bowl, add cream cheese. Using a hand or stand mixer, whip until light and fluffy. Add in demerara sugar powder. *To make demerara sugar powder, simply blitz until powder forms in a spice grinder or blender.*.
- Continue whipping until well combined. Add in the whipping cream. Whip until stiff peaks form. Spread this frosting on top of the cake. Lastly, dust with some cocoa powder. Slice and serve warm or chilled..
I paired my black velvet cake with some bright fuchsia sweet frosting. This sweet frosting is similar to that frosting you find at the grocery store. Yes, even I crave that sweet stuff once in a while! Deep, dark, and delicious – this is the chocolate cake dreams are made of! If you don't have black cocoa, just use regular Dutch process cocoa powder.
