Okay, so I know it's been a LONG time since my last post. BUT I promise this one is a good one!!!
I took this dessert to the Elementary School for their Christmas teacher lunch. I got a lot of requests for the recipe, so I just decided to post it here. I hope everyone likes it Let me know what you think. :)
Red Velvet Trifle
Cake:
2 cups sugar
1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
2 eggs
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 ounces red food coloring
2 1/2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon vinegar
2 cups sugar
1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
2 eggs
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 ounces red food coloring
2 1/2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon vinegar
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter, beat until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and mix well after each addition. Mix cocoa and food coloring together and then add to sugar mixture; mix well. Sift together flour and salt. Add flour mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Blend in vanilla. In a small bowl, combine baking soda and vinegar and add to mixture. Pour batter into large cake pan (I used a 12x18 Wilton pan). Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely. Then remove cake from pan and cut into cubes, whatever size you want them to be - I cut them into approx 1"x1" cubes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter, beat until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and mix well after each addition. Mix cocoa and food coloring together and then add to sugar mixture; mix well. Sift together flour and salt. Add flour mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Blend in vanilla. In a small bowl, combine baking soda and vinegar and add to mixture. Pour batter into large cake pan (I used a 12x18 Wilton pan). Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely. Then remove cake from pan and cut into cubes, whatever size you want them to be - I cut them into approx 1"x1" cubes.
Icing:
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
1 stick butter, softened
1 cup melted marshmallows
1 (1-pound) box confectioners' sugar
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
1 stick butter, softened
1 cup melted marshmallows
1 (1-pound) box confectioners' sugar
Directions
Blend cream cheese and butter together in a mixing bowl. Add marshmallows and sugar and blend.
To assemble trifle, layer about 1/3 of the cake cubes into a trifle dish, then spread about 1/3 of the icing onto the cake cubes. Continue to layer, ending with the icing on top. Sprinkle the top of the trifle with chopped pecans (optional).
It's beautiful!!! I've done this before with a red velvet pound cake that stuck to the pan. It wasn't what I planned but turned out quite pretty and of course yummy!!!
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