The insanely beautiful and delicious Red Velvet Cake with Blackberry Cream Cheese Frosting from the Grandbaby Cakes cookbook. If you love this cake, you will also love these Red Velvet Bundt Cake, Red Velvet Cake Roll , Red Velvet Ice Cream, Blue Velvet Cake, and Red Velvet Lava Cakes.
So I’m continuing the Grandbaby Cakes cookbook fun by posting a recipe from the book today to go along with the Blogger Cake Walk Tour.
And it just so happens to be the recipe from the cover! I just adore this cake. It has so much flavor and attitude but it is also a showstopper and classic in such a wonderful way.
We all know about the traditional southern red velvet cake but this cake takes it to another level. I added a blackberry compote that really makes this cake the “new” classic.
Doesn’t it look so darn pretty? I thought you would think so. But guess what? It tastes even better! So try the recipe below and then get yourself over to a bookstore or Amazon or Barnes and Noble and get you a copy of this book peeps! Don’t you want to join the fun like these amazing people?
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Table of Contents
Red Velvet Cake With Blackberry Cream Cheese Frosting from Grandbaby Cakes Cookbook
Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cups vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk room temperature
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1/4 cup strong coffee hot
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 ounce liquid red food coloring
For the Blackberry Compote:
- 3 cups fresh blackberries
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- Pinch salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cornstarch
For the Cream Cheese Whipped Frosting:
- 16 ounces cream cheese, room temperature 2 blocks
- 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 cup heavy cream cold
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch salt
- 1 cup fresh blackberries for garnish
Instructions
For the Cake:
- Preheat your oven to 325°F. Liberally prepare 3 9-inch round cake pans with the nonstick method of your choice. (I recommend the parchment method described on p. 17.)
- In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, add the flour, granulated sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt and mix on low speed. Slowly add the oil and buttermilk.
- Increase the speed to medium-low and add the eggs 1 at a time, combining well after each addition and scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. Slowly add the coffee, vanilla extract, vinegar, and food coloring. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl and mix the batter until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
- Evenly pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake for 20 to 27 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a layer comes out clean. Do not overbake.
- Let the layers cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then invert onto wire racks. Let cool to room temperature. Lightly cover the cakes with foil or plastic wrap so they do not dry out.
For the Blackberry Compote:
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, warm the blackberries, granulated sugar, lime juice, and salt. Once the blackberries begin releasing their juices and the liquid begins to boil, after about 8 to 12 minutes, use a pastry cutter or fork to mash 1/2 of the berries. Leave the rest whole.
- Stir in the cornstarch and continue to cook at a boil, allowing the juices to cook down and thicken. The compote is ready when the liquid coats and completely sticks to the back of a spoon. Remove from the heat. Let cool to room temperature.
For the Cream Cheese Whipped Frosting:
- Clean your stand mixer bowl and whisk attachment. Beat the cream cheese on high speed until it begins to thicken and become fluffy.
- Turn your mixer down to low speed and carefully add the confectioners’ sugar. Once the sugar is fully incorporated, turn your mixer speed back up and continue whipping. Add the heavy cream, vanilla extract, and salt. Continue to whip until the frosting is smooth, light, and fluffy. Refrigerate the buttercream for 30 minutes to firm it up.
To Assemble:
- Once the layers are completely cooled, place 1 layer on a serving plate. Spread just the top with 1/3 of the frosting (please refer to the Basic Frosting Instructions on p. 18). Add 1/3 of the compote over the frosting. Using a butter knife or skewer, swirl the compote into the frosting. Add the second layer and spread with another 1/3 of the frosting. Add 1/3 of the compote, swirling the compote into the frosting again. Add the final layer, bottom-side up, and top with the remaining frosting. Add the rest of the compote and repeat the swirling process. Do not frost the side of the cake. Garnish with the whole blackberries. Serve at room temperature. Store in the refrigerator.
Notes
- Grandbaby Note: The cake layers can be quite tender, so feel free to refrigerate them (20 to 30 minutes should do it) to firm them up and make them easier to work with when frosting.
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In my family something pasta will always hit the spot but this cake looks so gorgeous that it could easily take over the number one spot in my family. It looks amazing!!
Your Red Velvet Cake with Blackberry Cream Cheese Frosting is a beautiful cake!
A family favorite are brownies. They’re simple but we love them (the brownies and maybe the family, too)!
my kids love it when I make homeade double doozies. they are really yummy!!
Lovely cake, going to make it for the next ‘special’ occasion!! The compote alone is worthy of waffles and pancakes, adding it to my files separately.
Oh, and my favorite family recipe is corn pudding.
I made this cake for a dinner group tonight. I used Dutch cocoa and wasn’t confident enough to try a baking soda/powder swap so the layers were pretty flat but I don’t think that’s a problem in this recipe. I also subbed arrowroot for cornstarch because I discovered belatedly that I was out. The cake was delicious and everyone (even non-red velvet lovers) loved it. Everyone agreed the compote made it. Unfortunately, mine looked nothing like the beautiful pic. I seemed to have a lot more compote; it couldn’t fully mix with the frosting and dripped down the sides. It was actually pretty hideous looking so we served it pre-sliced with fresh blackberries and it looked very nice. Next time I would cook down the compote longer. 8 of us ate half the cake. Any idea how long the cake will last if refrigerated?
My family favorite recipe is my Double Chocolate Chip Cake with Honey Mocha Frosting. No longer does my family want a bakery cake, I treasure this and rarely share the recipe.
My favorite family recipe is my mom’s apple cake.
My favorite family recipe is my Grammie’s meat ravioli.
Homemade Apple Pie!