Black velvet brushstroke cake with burnt vanilla icing – Food & Home Magazine

Black velvet brushstroke cake with burnt vanilla icing – Food & Home Magazine

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This black velvet brushstroke cake is as spooky as it is delicious!

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Ingredients

  • <h3>BLACK VELVET CAKE</h3>
  • 240g cake flour
  • 490g castor sugar
  • 100g cocoa powder
  • 10ml (2 tsp) bicarbonate of soda
  • 5ml (1 tsp) baking powder
  • large pinch salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 180ml (¾ cup) strong coffee, cooled
  • 320g buttermilk
  • 125ml (½ cup) canola oil
  • black gel food colouring
  • <h3>BURNT VANILLA ICING</h3>
  • 1 vanilla pod, halved
  • 125g butter, softened
  • 60g cocoa powder, sifted
  • 300g icing sugar, sifted
  • 45 – 60ml (3 – 4 tbsp) milk
  • <h3>BRUSHSTROKES</h3>
  • black powder food colouring
  • 100g dark baking chocolate, melted

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