I really had a Willy Wonka moment here. I named this cake Pink Velveteen, and it’s my first creation with unusual cake colours! It started out as a Red Velvet Cake, but unfortunately I didn’t have enough food colouring, so pink was the closest I got to it. The frosting was my idea, and didn’t belong to the recipe. It’s a french meringue.

I actually think that this colour makes an interesting cake. It wouldn’t be something I’d buy in a store for sure…

Red Velvet Cake is simple to make, and you can fill and frost according to your taste. I wanted to give it a “psychadelic” feel, so I opted for the meringue (which gives that cloudy, silky look). This cake is so cool, and it’s almost pure invention!

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