Not mine of course. Been there, done that. This was for a friend of mine who is getting married soon and I won't be able to be at her wedding due to the fact that my brother-in-law is getting married the same weekend in another state. So I asked if I could help with her luncheon and she said she would love it if I made her cake. So here it is...a red velvet cake (her favorite) with cream cheese icing.
Red Velvet Cake
I used two red velvet boxed cake mixes. Follow the directions on the box to make two 9-inch round cakes from each box. Allow to cool and then level the tops as best you can.
Cream Cheese Icing
2 sticks butter, softened
16 oz cream cheese, softened
2 lbs powdered/confectioners sugar
2 tbsp milk
Using a mixer, mix the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Then add the sugar and milk and mix until smooth and creamy 1-2 minutes. Now you have a wonderful cream cheese icing!
The Assembly
I decided to use a cardboard cake round that was already silver with pretty edging to put the cake on. I spread a little of the icing in the center of the round to make sure the cake didn't slide when I was icing. Place on cake on the round with the bottom of the cake down. Pipe a generous amount of icing on top of that layer and spread with cake spatula...that's what I call it, you know the long, flat knife looking thing. Put the next cake on upside down so that you have a smooth surface to work with. Again pipe the icing and spread. The third layer goes on right side up. Another layer of icing. And the final layer of cake goes upside down again giving a smooth surface to work with. Now you can ice the top and sides of the cake. To get the texture I used a butter knife and bounced the knife across the cake and around the sides. Top with a couple of picture clips and flowers for a beautiful cake!
