{"id":286,"date":"2020-05-13T13:21:21","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T13:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/?p=286"},"modified":"2020-05-13T13:21:21","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T13:21:21","slug":"red-velvet-birthday-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kayleighbaking.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/05\/13\/red-velvet-birthday-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Velvet Birthday Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Well before social distancing and UK lock-down, I agreed to make a birthday cake for a family friend. I was adamant that I was still making the cake – and thankfully I had everything in the house that I needed to get it done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The cake was made using a recipe from Chelsweets<\/a> which I made the week before and kept in the freezer until I was ready to decorate. I made enough mix to make multiple layers, as well as some cupcakes and smaller bite-size cakes to decorate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cake was decorated with Cream Cheese forsting (what else?) and a dark chocolate ganache drip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn’t actually have any cream in to use to make the ganache, so I used a method involving milk and butter instead – it worked great! I used this <\/a>method and had no issues whatsoever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another new thing I tried was making icing roses – again, these turned out well for my first go. I didn’t have a cake nail, so I improvised by using some baking paper on my cake turntable. It just about did the job!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I can always find fault with a cake I’ve made, but overall I was happy with how this one ended up. Even more so as I didn’t have to venture to the supermarket for any supplies!<\/p>\n\n\n\n