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Black Velvet cakes

By kellyscarlett
Black velvet baby cakes
- 100g softened butter, plus extra for greasing
- 175g light brown soft sugar
- 1 egg
- 100g self-raising flour
- 50g ground almonds
- 5 tbsp cocoa
- 150ml Guinness
- For the cream
- 200ml double cream
- 25g icing sugar
- Splash Champagne (optional!)
Red & Black Velvet Casino Cakes

By Badgertails, Badgertails ~ Homemaker
These tower cakes are fab for poker night with the girls
- For the cake:
- 6 oz golden caster sugar
- 6 oz margarine
- 3 medium free-range eggs
- 6 oz self-raising flour
- 2 heaped tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1-2 tsp red food colouring
- 1-2 tsp black food colouring
- water
- For the icing:
- 2 tbsp icing sugar
- water
- 50 g red ready-roll icing
- 50g black ready-roll icing
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