Joshua Berry's Recipe

Red Velvet Cake Batter

Category: Recipes

Yield: 1 cake
Makes about 7 cups of batter
Ingredients:
 1 cup butter; softened
 2 cups sugar
 4 large eggs
 3 cups medal all-purpose flour
 3 tablespoons special dark unsweetened cocoa
 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
 1/2 teaspoon salt
 1 (8-ounce) container sour cream
 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
 1 teaspoon maple flavoring
 1 teaspoon butternut flavoring
 1 teaspoon almond extract
 1 teaspoon rum
 1 (1 ounce)bottle red food coloring

Preparation
Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.
Stir together flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Add to butter mixture sour cream and beat at a low speed just until blended, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in flavorings; stir in red food coloring. Use batter immediately.
Cream Cheese Frosting

Yield:
Makes about 5 cups
Ingredients
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 (16-ounce) packages powdered sugar
1 teaspoon butternut flavoring
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
Preparation
Beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla, butternut and almond extract.
Chocolate Glaze: Melt 1 (12-ounce) package semisweet chocolate morsels and 1/2 cup whipping cream in a 2-quart microwave-safe bowl at MEDIUM (50% power) 2 1/2 to 3 minutes or until chocolate begins to melt. Whisk until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Makes about 2 cups. Prep: 5 min.
Vanilla Glaze: Stir together 1 (16-ounce) package powdered sugar, 5 tablespoons milk, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract just until powdered sugar is moistened and mixture is smooth. Add an additional tablespoon of milk, if needed. Use immediately. Makes about 1 1/2 cups. Prep: 5 min.