Blueberry Velvet Cake

Smooth as Velvet...

GWEEEE. So my parents are here visiting us from Sri Lanka! How excited am I! And that obviously called for some sort of celebratory cake, does it not?!

 Thus, the Blueberry Velvet Cake. Voila. I needn't say more!

 Ingredients

Cake:

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 120g unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup buttermilk (1 cup of milk + 1 tbs vinegar)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups blueberries
• Blue Food Coloring

Frosting:

• 120g unsalted butter, room temperature
• 200g cream cheese, room temperature
• 2 cups confectioner’s sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Cake:

1. Preheat the oven to 175 C/350 F.
2. Grease two 9″ cake pans with butter. Line with parchment paper and set aside.
3. In a bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
4. In another bowl, beat the butter until light and creamy, about a minute.
5. Slowly add the sugar, and cream until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
6. Add the eggs one at a time, being sure to fully incorporate each egg before adding the next.
7. Add the vanilla, and fully incorporate.
8. Add the blue food coloring as you like. My cake turned out more green than blue! Nevertheless, how much you put is entirely upto you and in fact, you can leave it out all together. 
9. Add the flour mixture in 3 parts, alternating with the addition of buttermilk. Mix well after addition of each. (NOTE: As it is a velvet cake, make sure to sieve the flour mixture when adding it)
10. Mix in the blueberries gently with a spatula.
11. Divide the batter between the 2 cake pans. Bake for 30–35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
12. Let the cake completely cool before frosting.

Frosting:

1. Beat the butter and cream cheese with a hand mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
2. Add the confectioner's sugar slowly and fully incorporate.
3. Add the vanilla and fully incorporate. 
   
   
   

Assembly

1. Cut the top of the cakes to level the tops. You want them to be as flat as possible.
2. Use a little less than half of the frosting in between the layers.
3. Place the other cake on top. Frost the entire cake and enjoy!
   
   
   
   
   
    And that is THAT. Have a lovely Saturday :)
   
   
   Love,
   Keshi