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Recipe courtesy of James Rosselle

Show: Food Network Challenge

Episode: Sweet 16

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Total:: 1 hr
Prep:: 20 min
Cook:: 40 min

Yield:: 2 (9-inch) pans

Level:: Intermediate

Ingredients

For the Vanilla Velvet:

12 ounces cake flour
1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
10 ounces sugar
4 egg whites
9 ounces milk
2 3/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
6 ounces butter, softened

For the Chocolate Cake:

3/4 cup cocoa powder
2 1/2 cups cake flour
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups water
4 eggs
2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups butter, softened

Directions

For the Chocolate Cake:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and spray 2 (9-inch) cake pans with cooking spray.

For each cake:

Combine all dry ingredients and sift. Combine all wet ingredients and whisk to incorporate. In a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix the sifted dry ingredients and butter. Add 1/3 of the wet ingredients and mix on medium speed for 1 minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and repeat this process 2 more times. Poor batter evenly into prepared cake pans. Bake in a preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes. Check the center of cakes with a toothpick for doneness. Cool.

A viewer or guest of the show, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. It has not been tested for home use.

My Private Notes

Name: Vanilla Velvet/Chocolate Cake
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Yield: 2 (9-inch) pans
Ingredients: 12 ounces cake flour; 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 10 ounces sugar; 4 egg whites; 9 ounces milk; 2 3/4 teaspoons vanilla extract; 6 ounces butter, softened; 3/4 cup cocoa powder; 2 1/2 cups cake flour; 1 3/4 cups sugar; 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 1/4 cups water; 4 eggs; 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 1/4 cups butter, softened