Oreo Red Velvet Cake

I would never think of Oreo and red velvet as a good combination but some people commented on how their friends and family were raving about the red velvet cake with Oreo cream cheese frosting they've made. I shouldn't shut the door in the face of new things since experimenting with different and totally unexpected combination of flavours is necessary for creative growth. It shouldn't be so bad, after all, the experts at Kraft did produce a limited edition red velvet Oreo cookie. I think it's genius because, if you notice, red velvet doesn't have much flavour. It's basically a red cake with a little cocoa powder. So Oreo will be a breath of fresh air to plain old red velvet. 

I'm baking this red velvet because it's a special request from a friend. I've been baking so many red velvet and it's quite off putting to be baking yet another red velvet cake, but I also didn't want to give her a different cake when she was clearly looking forward to a slice of red velvet. This spruced up red velvet would be a nice halfway point. It's always nice to be baking something for someone, makes it more meaningful. 

I didn't want this red velvet to be just another red velvet with Oreo frosting. There must be something more to make it special. I'm still in my "Momofuku Milk Bar phase" so I thought why not do a Milk Bar inspired red velvet cake?

The construction of the cake involves making cookie crumbs from Oreo, buttercream frosting for the top of the cake and half-bake a cheesecake for the filling. And, just for fun, mix chocolate sprinkles in the cake batter before baking.

*~* Red Velvet Mania *~*

 
My "baked main course challenge" would have to take a back seat for awhile to accommodate my current obsession with red velvet cake. Earlier, I baked a red velvet from a recipe by the man who came up with the "best ever red velvet cake", Cake Man Raven, but I found the cake to be very oily. I thought that I would not bother baking another red velvet again but I was wrong. Clearly, there is something intriguing about its taste. I tried three different recipes in order to come up with the red velvet that I like, one that is light and fluffy compared to the usual red velvet which is dense and has fine crumbs. For the third recipe, I use two different frosting and that explains the four cakes above.

Red Velvet Parfait

This recipe adds a healthy twist to the much-loved red velvet cake by layering yogurt, chia seeds and crunchy muesli

Remember the Cake Man Raven red velvet which I made with the hole in the middle? I was wondering what to do with the cake crumbs for awhile and I finally made a parfait out of it. This is something you have to make if you're on a diet and want to have dessert. I know diet and dessert shouldn't exist together but if it's any comfort to you, at least you're not gorging a whole piece of red velvet cake. You may choose to share a slice of red velvet with a friend but why do that when you're getting a whole lot more and less calories in this healthy and yummy parfait.

Trying Out Cake Man Raven Red Velvet Cake

Two layers of cake coated in cream cheese frosting and topped with red velvet crumbs

The origins of red velvet cake is unknown as there are three versions of where the recipe came from; 1. It is a Southern USA recipe, 2. It is created in the kitchen of Waldorf Astoria 3. It is from the bakery of the Eaton’s department store in Canada. What we can be certain of is that  red velvet came from America.   


I haven't heard of Cake Man Raven before until recently from the internet. It seems like everybody is raving about his red velvet cake. I am out of date as the hype was back in 2009 when the only red velvet I ate is from Hummingbird, London. Since so many approved Cake Man Raven's red velvet cake as the best ever red velvet cake recipe, I decided to give it a try.   

Surprise Inside Red Velvet Cupcakes

I wanted to do a fun project for the weekend. After some googling I came across what is known as a surprise inside cake. It's like a cake within a cake.  I decided to try out one of the easy to do surprise inside cakes with a heart shape cut-out. This cupcake is perfect to celebrate Valentine's Day.