posted by Mimi Hiller 08-24-102 1:58 PM
Bubble Room Cake
Yield: 1 Servings
Cake:
2 1/2 c self-rising flour
1 c buttermilk
1 1/2 c vegetable oil
1 ts baking soda
1 ts vanilla extract
1/4 c red food coloring; 2 (1 oz.)bottles
1 1/2 c granulated sugar
1 ts unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ts white vinegar
2 lg eggs
Frosting:
1/3 lb (1-1/3 sticks) butter; -softened
10 oz cream cheese; softened
1 lb box confectioners' sugar
2 c chopped pecans
To Make Cake: Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix together all ingredients with an electric mixer. Spray three 9-inch round cake pans with non stick coating. Pour batter equally into three pans and bake for 20 minutes. Test for doneness with a tooth pick. Cool layers in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Carefully remove layers from pans to racks to cool completely.
To Make Frosting: Combine butter, cream cheese and confectioners' sugar in a bowl. Beat until fluffy, then fold in 1-1/2 cups pecans. Use to fill and frost cake when it is cool. Decorate top of cake with remaining 1/2 cup pecans, refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
Yield: 10-15 servings.
NOTES : *This is a fabulous recipe from the Bubble Room, a well-known restaurant on Florida's beautiful Captiva Island. The cake is absolutely beautiful!
Red Velvet Cake 2
3 3/4 c self-rising flour
2 1/4 c sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 ts vanilla extract
1 1/2 ts vinegar
1 1/2 ts baking soda
1 1/2 ts cocoa
2 1/4 c vegetable oil
1 1/2 c buttermilk
3 oz red food coloring icing
16 oz cream cheese
1 1/2 c butter
2 lb powdered sugar
3 c pecans halves
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, vinegar, baking soda, cocoa, oil, buttermilk, and red food coloring, mix well. Pour into three 9-inch-round cake pans.
Bake in the preheated for 45 to 60 minutes. Allow the cake layers to cool.
To make icing: In a mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and mix again. Stir in the pecans, reserving a few for top of cake.
Frost the three layers, then top with a circle of the reserved pecans. Makes 1, 9-inch three-layer cake.
Recipe: The Bubble Room in Captiva, Fla