Ingredients
1 box Devils Food Cake Mix
3 Eggs
1 1/3 cup Buttermilk
1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
1 tsp Vinegar
2 oz (4Tbsp) Red Coloring
Method:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit. Lightly oil & flour cake pans (two 9-inch round pan)
1) Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl
2) Beat for 3 minutes at medium speed
3) Divide evenly into two pans, and bake for 25 to 30 minutes
4) Remove cake from cake pans, and place on cooling rack to cool
5) Frost cake once cake is cool
Meringue Cream Cheese Buttercream
Adapted from KitchenSidecar
Ingredients:
6 Tbsp Meringue Powder
1/2 cup Corn Syrup
1/4 cup Warm Water
2 sticks Butter, softened and cubed
1 block Cream Cheese, softened and cubed
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Methods:
1) Combine meringue powder, corn syrup, and warm water.
2) Beat/whisk until shiny and glossy. About 5 minutes.
3) Add cubed butter and continue beating. Mixture might look like cottage cheese, but keep on beating until well-blended. It may take 10 minutes.
4) Add cream cheese and continue beating. Mixture might look like cottage cheese again, but keep on beating until well-blended. It may take 10 minutes.
5) Beat until mixture is light and fluffy like butter cream. Add vanilla extract and combine until blended.
Link to original The Silver Linings Saga blogpost referring to this dish:
Four-Day Weekend Full of Cooking Shortcuts posted on 11/28/2010
