this is my plate for ROSE’S heavenly CAKES:  Rose Red Velvet Cake (page 83), on ceramic heart shaped tart pans. the little red velvet cakes were made a month ago and stored in frozen vacuum.  pls pay good attention to how i thaw these straight from the freezer.  on a 12-inch cake box lined with [...]

financier silicone pans are in heavy use!  here is ROSE’S heavenly CAKES:  Rose Red Velvet Cake (page 83), financier take! done with beet juice instead of artificial red food coloring, frosting topped with a whole mac.

this is my take for ROSE’S heavenly CAKES:  Rose Red Velvet Cake (page 83), reconfigured! with a serrated knife cut the heart shaped cake into 2″ diamond square pieces.  frost each piece with a medium size open star piping tip, drawing a miniature heart.  top each piece with one unsalted/roasted whole mac.  to prevent the [...]

do you know red velvet cake uses only egg whites?  don’t trash the egg yolks after making ROSE’S heavenly CAKES:  Rose Red Velvet Cake (page 83).  stir in 10% by weight of sugar and freeze for near a year!  when you use these yolks, subtract the amount of sugar that comes from the frozen yolks. [...]

here is my take on ROSE’S heavenly CAKES:  Rose Red Velvet Cake (page 83).  i love the presence of mac nuts on my red velvet:  whole mac nuts to garnish the frosting and mac nut oil instead of safflower oil in the cake.  my heart within a heart.  enjoy: if you have been reading my [...]

i used the beet juice variation for ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Rose Red Velvet Cake (page 83), and the results were pink, literally.  i think i didn’t concentrate the beet juice sufficiently or should have used much more.  if you close your eyes, the taste of this pink cake was just fine and true red velvet [...]

many of you have asked which one of my dozen or so many-heart-pans is the one shown on ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Rose Red Velvet Cake (page 83).  here it is.  and love the fact that rose’s silicone cake strip fits PERFECTLY. tomorrow, the actual cake and the side take.

you must be wondering why i am struggling to make small daily postings with piece meal information.  would you rather wait 3 to 6 months and read one big posting instead?  or wait 3 to 6 years and read one big book from me?  that is how long i dedicate each cake, take that! follow [...]

went to the farmers market yesterday, looking for my cow girl and butter, and i got beet instead!  the gorgeous leaves made it to my brown rice lunch today while the beets will be juiced for ROSE’S heavenly CAKES: Rose Red Velvet Cake (page 83). i don’t have a problem with using a full bottle [...]