Red Velvet

Have you heard about my infamous red velvet? And not because it's extraordinary tasty, but because of the stupid gossips it dragged along. To tell you the truth, they had led to nothing.

The ingredients : before I realized that I should take a picture, I've already put all the dry powder together.

Divided into two pans...shishhh...such as work on my on, since the other person wasn't there yet. But really, it's just a cake, it has been worse before (cutting carrots into thin layers).

The final result!!! My cakes obviously deflated. The recipe has too much frosting so if you plan on baking a red velvet, lower the frosting portions down almost by half. All right, it wasn't my idea to put the fruits like this although I got most credits for the cake. He did it on his own as I was in my bedroom getting ready for the birthday dinner.

There was a little less than 3/4 of the cake left after everyone had a piece at the restaurant. Everyone was too full to eat more. A girl was supposed to take the leftover since she had a lift and the rest all took the metro including me. However, he (the other person who helped with the cake) told me that he took it home and his mom and brother almost finished the cake, which was excellent. Yay? Geez, it cost me 40$ from my own pockets... (and no I didn't ask for a share from everyone else).

So, what's the big deal about it? Just those two words I keep hearing from the girls : "something something". But hey, nothing happened and nothing is near to happen. Being not very subtle about it, I think it's very embarrassing for him. The girls are not very mature about it and they like to tease a little too much. My longtime friend and I concluded that because we're so easily bullied....we just get bullied when it's our turn, even if we've never bullied them when they were in a relationship. Actually, I never did, but it would be a long story if I have to go back to who's in debts with whom.

In the end, all I can tell you is that, there is nothing between us. We're probably not eager enough, not into it enough or because we're just fine like this. Sometimes, you get too comfortable to make a change. And honestly with you, I've been waiting so long for a normal drama-less life that I'll just take it as it is, even if it means to be really alone.

So here is the recipe if anyone is interested.

Cake

* 2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour (sifted, then measured)
* 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup buttermilk
* 1 tablespoon red food coloring
* 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1 1/2 cups sugar
* 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
* 2 large eggs


Frosting

* 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
* 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
* 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
* 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar


* 3 1/2-pint baskets fresh raspberries
* 3 1/2-pint baskets fresh blueberries

For cake:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides. Sift sifted flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into medium bowl. Whisk buttermilk, food coloring, vinegar, and vanilla in small bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until well blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating until well blended after each addition. Beat in dry ingredients in 4 additions alternately with buttermilk mixture in 3 additions.

Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 27 minutes. Cool in pans on racks 10 minutes. Turn cakes out onto racks; cool completely.

For frosting:
Beat cream cheese and butter in large bowl until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Add powdered sugar and beat until smooth.

Place 1 cake layer, flat side up, on platter. Spread 1 cup frosting over top of cake. Arrange 1 basket raspberries and 1/2 basket blueberries atop frosting, pressing lightly to adhere. Top with second cake layer, flat side down. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Arrange remaining berries decoratively over top of cake. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.)

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