Purple Velvet Dream Cake Recipe

Purple Velvet Dream Cake Recipe 😋💕

INGREDIENTS:

For the Cake :

- 2 ½ cups cake flour

- 1 ¾ cups sugar

- 1 tsp baking soda

- 1 tsp salt

- 1 tbsp cocoa powder

- 1 ½ cups buttermilk

- 1 cup vegetable oil

- 3 large eggs

- 1 tbsp white vinegar

- 2 tsp vanilla extract

- Purple gel food coloring (violet + a little blue)

- 2 tbsp ube flavoring / purple yam extract (optional but more moist)

For the Light Purple Frosting:

- 1 kg cream cheese, softened

- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened

- 6 cups powdered sugar

- 2 tsp vanilla extract

- ¼ cup heavy cream

- Light purple gel coloring

Toppings:

- Purple sugar pearls

- Gold edible sprinkles

INSTRUCTIONS:

                   Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line 2 round pans, you will slice them to make 5 layers.

                    In a bowl, sift cake flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder.

                     In another bowl, whisk buttermilk, oil, eggs, vinegar, vanilla, ube flavoring, and purple food coloring until deep purple.

                    Slowly add wet to dry, mix until smooth. Don't overmix.

                    Divide batter, bake 28-32 minutes. Toothpick test. Cool completely, then slice each cake to make 5 even deep purple layers.

Make frosting: 

                      Beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add powdered sugar gradually, then vanilla, heavy cream, and light purple coloring. Beat until smooth and pipeable.

Assemble:

                     Place first layer on silver board, spread light purple frosting. Repeat for all 5 layers. Coat whole outside with smooth light purple frosting - fully coated.

Decorate:

                    Pipe lavender rosettes on top border, add purple pearls and gold sprinkles around.

                    Chill the cake 1 hour before slicing and serving.