Comments on: Red Velvet Chess Cake

By: Dawn F. Anderson

Dawn F. Anderson — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:18:31 +0000

I am looking for the Patisse cookie cutters. I have had no luck finding them. Where can I purchase them? I need that miniature size. I have many cookie cutters from this company already and enjoy them greatly. Please help.
Sincerely,
in need of cutters
North Little Rock, AR

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:14:09 +0000

Hi Tashette-Great idea! What a nice daughter you are I think liquid Pillar Box red yields a perfect colour but I haven’t been very happy with the Wilton colour gels that I’ve been using (which I used for this cake). They fade very quickly in fondant and fade when baked too so I think I’d better find another brand of better colouring gel. Red Velvet looks so stunning with the white icing between the layers-your mum must have been very pleased!

By: Tashette

Tashette — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:47:00 +0000

hi not quite nigella. I love red velvet cake, found out about them last year from a conversation, I made one for my mum’s 60th birthday as with her chinese background I thought it a fitting cake, I used pillar box red too and it came out blood red. I also layered the cake so it looks stunning with the white butter icing between.

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:04:45 +0000

Hi airy fairy-Thanks! I was a bit disappointed when we cut into it at the restaurant although like you said, some people might freak out if its totally red. As it was with this deep red, a lot of people said “Oooh its so red” and I was thinking “Umm not really as red as I wanted it!”

By: the airy fairy

the airy fairy — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:56:32 +0000

i must admit that i really like the deep red colour of your cake. in the past when i have made red velvet cupcakes with the liquid colouring i’ve gotten some weird looks and i can see thoughts flashing through people’s minds…’is this gonna turn my mouth red???’ hee hee…perfect for halloween parties, of course, but perhaps not spohisticated dinner parties!!!!

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:34:15 +0000

Hi Maria-I did see it in store too but never got the chance to buy it. I’m not sure, their chocolate mud cakes aren’t really mud cakes at all so I am not sure how closely they would follow the Red Velvet recipe. It did look the right colour though!

Thanks so much

By: Maria

Maria — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:46:54 +0000

Our local Safeway (Woolworths) did a red velvet cake for part of 2006/07 But I haven’t seen it in about 6 months. It was nearly $7.. and came with a cream-cheese-ish like white frosting. I really liked it.. but I wondered how close to the real thing it was!?

You have done brilliantly with yours.. A chess board too.. well done, I’m impressed!

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:26:55 +0000

Hi Alexandra-Thankyou! Isn’t Red Velvet just the best?

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:02:06 +0000

wow that is so creative!! beautiful cake..I love red velvet too..it’s soo smooth and rich…

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:51:32 +0000

Hi airy fairy-Thanks! for this one I used the Wilton colouring Gel in red without the flavouring but when I used regular liquid colouring in Pillarbox red here they turned our vivid red! So I suppose that liquid colouring works better than gel!