Another name for this beautiful cake is blue velvet cake. This cake recipe is made from scratch but will wow your friends with it’s beautiful color and sinfully rich taste. Everyone that tries it will think you spent a lot of money at a bakery but in reality you just whipped out a few of your pantry and fridge staples out and ended up with this decadent dessert.
My mom has always been a huge Elvis Presley fan. She loves to go around and sing his songs. When I was trying to come up with a name for this cake I couldn’t help but think of her love of Elvis and that’s why I named this cake Blue Suede Shoes.
If you’ve never made a blue velvet cake recipe before let me tell you, they are one the best cakes you will taste. Its bright blue color makes it seem like it might be complicated but it’s simple to make and doesn’t require much effort at all. So, don’t let the color overwhelm you.
Elvis Blue Suede Shoes Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole milk
- 2½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 5 large egg whites
- 3 -5 drops sky blue gel food coloring
Vanilla Frosting
- 3 cups unsalted butter
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 5 - 6 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
- Sky Blue Food Coloring Gel
Chocolate Ganache Ingredients
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
Cake Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray all 3 cake pan with pam baking
spray and set aside - In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the milk and vanilla and set aside
- Using a standing mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until light
and fluffy - In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder
- Alternating between the milk and dry ingredients, gradually pour into
the butter mixture. Mixing on low to medium speed until combined - Using another large mixing bowl and a hand mixer, beat the eggs until
stiff peaks form - Fold into the cake batter
- Mix in the sky blue gel food coloring until combined
- Divide the batter evenly between the three cake pans
- Bake in the oven for 23-26 minutes or until a toothpick comes out
clean in the center - Allow the cakes to cool completely before removing from cake pans
- Place the cakes onto a cutting board
- Using a cake slicer, remove the domes from the cakes
- Place one layer of cake onto the cake board
Frosting Directions
- Using a standing mixer, beat all ingredients together until stiff
peaks form. About 5-7 minutes - Scoop about 1 C of frosting onto the first layer and smooth out with a
angled spatula - Place the second layer of cake onto the first layer of frosting
- Scoop another cup of frosting onto the second layer of cake and smooth
with evenly - Place the remaining layer on top of the cake
- Scoop about 2 C of frosting onto the cake and frost the entire cake
- Mix in the sky blue gel food coloring into the remaining frosting
- Scoop about ½ C of the sky blue frosting into the piping bag
- Scoop remaining frosting into the large piping bag with star tip
- Pipe lines of the blue color onto the entire cake using the disposable
piping bag - Smooth evenly so that the colors blend
Chocolate Ganache Directions
- Using a small pot, heat up the heavy whipping cream over medium to
high heat until slightly simmering - Pour the hot cream over the chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl
- Allow to sit for 1 minute before whisking until smooth
- Pour into a squeeze bottle
- Drizzle the chocolate ganache around the edge of the cake
- Using the large piping bag with a star tip, pipe dollops of frosting
around the top of the cake - Place into the fridge over night before cutting into slices and
enjoying with a large glass of coffee or milk.