Red Velvet Marble Bundt Cake
I am so very, very, very excited. I’m practically bursting at the seams. As I’m writing this post right now, I’m beaming from ear to ear.
Go ahead and ask me what’s put me in such a good mood. Go on. Ask. I will answer your question with a question:
Do y’all know what is coming next week? Do you KNOW?
It’s probably the best thing to happen all year. I know it’s a just single day, but oh what a day it is going to be. It’s not even here yet, but I still know there will be much joy and excitement to spread all around. It’s also a day where a ton of money is going to be spent and made.
Any guesses yet? Yep. You’re absolutely right.
Marvel’s “Black Panther” movie is being released in the United States on February 16th. Let me say that again. Marvel’s “Black Panther” movie is being released in the United States on February 16th.
Y’all. Excited isn’t even the word. Ever since news dropped that this movie was being made over a year ago, I’ve been so ready to see it. The cast alone is a winner: Forest Whittaker (who is my favorite actor, by the way. I’d watch him perform on an empty stage in a paper bag, riveted), Angela Bassett, Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o, Michael B Jordan. I’ve waited patiently (and sometimes not so patiently), keeping up with the updates, watching the trailers repeatedly, ogling over the posters–and now, we’re finally here right before I get to see it.
We pre-bought our tickets, so I will be right there at the theater next Friday afternoon, front and center. I know it’s going to be fantastic. Any of y’all here in the States going to see it on Friday or later that weekend? You as pumped to see it as I am? So far as I’m concerned, it’s the most important thing that’s going to be happening next week.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot. Valentine’s Day is next week too. And since I did go to the trouble to make this cake, I guess we can talk about it for a few minutes.
I’ve made it a habit to bake something Red-velvet flavored for Valentine’s Day on the blog for a few years now and I figured that I may as well keep with the tradition this year. In a way I was kinda excited about making the cake because it would let me test out a new ingredient I’d recently bought and been itching to try out: the LorAnn Red Velvet Bakery Emulsion. LorAnn Oils is a company that has a pretty big collection of baking flavorings and extracts. I’ve heard nothing but good things about them and my first purchase was the Red Velvet emulsion, which is supposed to mimic red velvet flavor.
I was curious as to what specifically a ‘red velvet’ flavor emulsion would taste like. My guess was that it would just be a rich chocolate, but the flavor of it is more complex than that. There’s definitely chocolate in the first taste you get, but in the aftertaste you could almost swear there’s a tang in there that could pass for cream cheese. I have no idea how the LorAnn food scientists who cooked this stuff up managed to do that, but my hat’s off to em. I put the emulsion to good use in this cake by flavoring about a third of the vanilla batter with it, then layering it in the pan. There was no need to use a knife to marble/swirl the batters–the swirl design took care of itself while baking. I then went ahead and topped it with a plain white icing paired with an icing I flavored with more of the red velvet emulsion. Turned out pretty, didn’t it?
Happy weekend/Fiesta Friday#210, (co-hosted by Laurena @ Life Diet Health and Jhuls @ The Not So Creative Cook)/Valentine’s Day y’all. More importantly, just one more week til Black Panther!
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Red Velvet Marble Bundt Cake
Recipe Adapted from MyRecipes.com
Ingredients
For Cake
- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened
- 1/2 cup butter flavored shortening
- 2 1/2 cups white sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon LorAnn Red Velvet Bakery Emulsion (or red food coloring)
For Icing
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, divided
- Milk
- Light corn syrup
- LorAnn Red Velvet Bakery Emulsion (or red food coloring)
Directions
Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour a 16 cup bundt pan. (You can also grease/flour two loaf pans but it will shorten your baking time).
In the bowl of a standing mixer (or using a handheld mixer) cream the butter and shortening together until light and fluffy. Gradually add in the sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
In a separate medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. In a glass measuring bowl combine the milk with the vanilla extract.
Add the flour mixture and the milk mixture alternatively to the batter, starting and ending with the flour mixture. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with the spatula to ensure even mixing.
Remove 2 1/2 cups of batter to a small bowl. Add the cocoa powder and the red velvet emulsion to the 2 1/2 ups of batter, stirring with a fork until smooth.
Drop two cups of the batter into the pan, using a spatula to spread out. Use a tablespoon measure to dollop 2-3 scoops of the red velvet batter on top. Repeat around entire pan, covering bottom completely. Continue layering batters in pan as directed until all batter is used. (You don’t need to swirl it with a knife, it will marble on its own as it bakes).
Lift the pan up and allow it to tap down on the counter (this will help prevent air bubbles.) Place the cake pan on a sheet pan, then bake on the middle rack of the oven for 65-70 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and inner cake temp reaches 195-200°F. Allow to cool inside the pan for about 30 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and allow to cool completely.
Pour 3/4 cup of powdered sugar into one small bowl, and 3/4 of powdered sugar into another. Drizzle in light corn syrup and milk into one bowl, and corn syrup and the red velvet emulsion in the other, little by little (about 1 tablespoon at a time) until you have two thick icings. Alternate between drizzling the two icings on top of the cake. Allow to sit for about 30-40 minutes to harden before serving.
looks great- we love red velvet in this house
Thank you Lisa 🙂
I did not know about that emulsion! The cake is lovely. Let me know how the movie is
I recently found out about it myself and knew I just had to try it. Thank you! (The movie was FANTASTIC btw ;-))
I saw it! Amazingly good!
Looks nice
Thanks Gloria 😉
Gorgeous! What a beautiful cake and so vibrant!
Thank you 🙂
The cake is very pretty! And you are funny 😄😄😄 I hope the film meets all your expectations xx
Thank you Elaine, it not only met my expectations, it exceeded them. Just an outstanding film 😉
😊😊😊
Too bad I couldn’t watch Black Panther in cinemas!! Don’t ask! But I am so excited for you, Jess! And I guess I’ll just take a slice and enjoy this cake! So so brilliant!! I haven’t thought of making red velvet marble cake. Thank you for sharing at Fiesta Friday party! x
Thank you Jhuls 🙂
That cake looks so pretty. Enjoy the movie!
Thank you–I LOVED it.
BEAUTIFUL- as usual. 🙂
Aw thanks Josette 😉
It looks incredibly delicious and so pretty!! I’m dying for Black Panther to come out!
It was the BEST movie Abbey, I hope you get to see it ASAP. Thank you!
That cake is just marvelous and I was glad to hear about LorAnn. Oh my gosh, they have a Hazelnut Extract which I’m both excited and bummed about. I might not need to buy Frangelica in the future, which I love but is pricey!
I like Forest Whitaker! He’s so down to earth and seems like a kind person as well as a great actor, and the movie hadn’t been on my Radar! I’m so hopeless when it comes to movies – no cable or direct tv so I don’t always see the ads! I think this sounds like a must see! I looked it up and wow, what a struggle it was to make it!!
I still want to try the LorAnn Fiori di Sicilia emulsion, it sounds like it’s such a yummy blend of flavors for cake and cookies. Forest is such a dynamic, powerful actor but he has such a kind, gentle demeanor. I just love him 😀 The movie was perfect, I couldn’t have asked for more in an experience. Thank you Mollie!
This is so pretty!!
Thank you!
looks so beautiful – love the marbling effect
Thank you, I was really pleasantly surprised with how it well it turned out as I didn’t even need to swirl it myself–the design baked in all by itself 🙂
Gorgeous! And looks delicious.
Thank you very much 🙂
Black Panther? I’ll have to look that one up! I love your build up to it and I hope it’s everything you expect! This cake looks gorgeous and just perfect for Valentines Day. Thanks for linking and sharing at Fiesta Friday.
Thank you for stopping by and your kind compliments 🙂
I love your blog name! Lol, it’s my sport too. Thanks for sharing!
That’s awesome Mandy, thank you for commenting 🙂
Fudging heck this looks beautiful! 😍
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Thank you Lis!
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Beautiful looking cake – I love marble cake as a simple way to make a bake look special 😊 And the red velvet looks so striking against the plain vanilla batter!
Thank you! I was really pleased with how this turned out 🙂
YES to both the cake and the movie!! Michael B. Jordan is the draw for me! 🙂
He is *gorgeous* and the perfect villain Angie–the movie is just fantastic, I hope you get to see it soon. Thanks!
Hello Jess,
I too am a huge fan of Black Panther. “Wakanda Forever!” I have a question about your Red Velvet Mable Bundt Cake; specifically about the icing. You indicate the amount of milk to use for the cake batter, but I don’t see the amount for the icing. Could you please specify this with a reply? Thanks in advance! I’m making this lovely cake while I type this!
Blessings!
Hi Lonman, the reason I didn’t specify the amount of milk for the icing is that I usually eyeball the liquid I add for icing on cakes in general. The amount of milk you use is going to depend on how thick or thin you want your finished icing to be. You’re not going to want to use very much if you’re looking for a consistency like I have in the pictures. I start out with 1 tablespoon and stir it, then add additional tablespoons until it’s the consistency that I want. Use a fork to test how thick it is by lifting some of the stirred icing up and seeing how fast it drips off the tines and back into the bowl.
Hope this helps and that you enjoy the cake 🙂
This was soo good. Made it for my job and it was a hit
Wonderful! I’m very glad to hear you and your co-workers liked the cake 🙂