I just want to dedicate this post to past and future loves, to memories and broken bits of soul, to those people who build you up or those who take you down, to those of you who fight for their love or those who go on separate ways, to those who care for others more than themselves… be kind to yourself, forgive and keep your head up!
This post wasn’t necessarily planned. But it happened that I wanted to try adding fruit puree to my usual Swiss Meringue Buttercream recipe, frosting that needed to be used on something. So I just went with the flow and came up with these Rose Velvet Bundt Cakes – not only they have the most beautiful pink color I can imagine, but they’re also incredibly moist and rich, perfect with the white chocolate glaze and the raspberry Swiss meringue buttercream. The chocolate heart and strawberry just felt like the best options for decor!
- 350g all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 200ml vegetable oil
- 100g butter, melted
- 250g white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon rose water
- 250ml buttermilk
- ½ teaspoon red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
- 2 eggs
- 4 egg whites
- 200g white sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 250g butter, room temperature
- 80g raspberry puree (cooked, not raw)
- 90g white chocolate, melted
- 200g powdered sugar, sifted
- 40g liquid glucose (replace with honey)
- 40ml hot water
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Grease your miniature Bundt cake pans with butter and sprinkle with a thin layer of flour.
- Sift the flour, salt and baking soda in a bowl.
- Mix the buttermilk, food coloring, vanilla, rose water and vinegar in another bowl.
- Combine the oil, butter and sugar in a bowl and mix well for 1 minute. Add the buttermilk and mix well then stir in the eggs and give it a good mix.
- Fold in the flour and mix just until incorporated.
- Spoon the batter into the prepared Bundt cake pans and bake in the preheated oven at 350F – 180C for 15-17 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow the pans to cool down for 10 mintues then remvoe the cakes from the pan, placing them on a wire rack to cool down.
- Combine the egg whites, sugar, salt and vanilla in a clean heatproof bowl.
- Place the bowl over a hot water bath and cook, mixing all the time with a whisk, until the sugar dissolves completely and the mixture is hot.
- Remove from heat and start mixing the egg whites with a mixer until it becomes a glossy, stiff meringue. It may take about 10 minutes.
- When the meringue is done, add the butter, all at once and mix on low speed for 2-3 minutes. At first, the mixture will curdle up, but keep mixing until it comes together into a silky, glossy cream.
- Stir in the raspberry puree, 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing with a spatula or whisk until well incorporated.
- Spoon the buttercream in a pastry bag fitted with a star nozzle and place aside.
- Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix until smooth and glossy. If the glaze is too thick, add 1 more teaspoon of water. If the glaze is too thin, add more powdered sugar.
- Dip each Bundt cake into the white chocolate glaze and place on a wire rack to drip off.
- Pipe the buttercrea into each Bundt cake.
- Decorate with fresh strawberries, raspberries or chocolate.

ROMANIAN
Cu toate ca ju sarbatoresc de fel astfel de zile importate, febra rozului si a inimioarelor te prinde repede. Asa ca astazi am pentru voi o postare nu tocmai programata, dar zic eu binevenita luand in considerare ocazia. Aceste mici tortulete cu apa de trandafiri si crema de unt pe baza de zmeura sunt fine, delicioase, au un gust intens si fac un desert perfect pentru indragostiti.
Ingrediente:
Guguluf cu apa de trandafir:
- 350g faina alba
- ½ lingurita sare
- 1 lingurita bicarbonat de sodiu
- 200ml ulei cu gust neutru
- 100g unt topit
- 250g zahar alb
- 1 lingurita extract de vanilie
- 1 lingurita apa de trandafiri
- 250ml lapte batut
- ½ lingurita colorant rosu
- 1 lingurita otet de vin alb
- 2 oua
Crema de unt cu bezea si zmeura:
- 4 albusuri
- 200g zahar alb
- ½ lingurita zahar
- ½ lingurita extract de vanilie
- 250g unt la temperatura camerei
- 80g piure de zmeura (gatit, nu crud)
Glazura de ciocolata alba:
- 90g ciocolata alba topita
- 200g zahar pudra
- 40g glucoza lichida (sau miere)
- 40ml apa fierbinte
- ½ lingurita extract de vanilie
Mod de preparare:
Guguluf cu apa de trandafir:
- Ungeti tavile de mini guguluf cu unt si pudrati-le usor cu faina.
- Cerneti faina cu sarea si bicarbonatul intr-un bol.
- In alt bol, amestecati laptele batut cu vanilia, apa de trandafiri, colorantul si otetul.
- Intr-un bol mai mare, combinati uleiul, untul topit si zaharul si mixati 1 minut.
- Adaugati amestecul de lapte batut apoi incorporati ouale.
- Adaugati faina si mixati doar pana la incorporare.
- Turnati aluatul in tavile pregatite si coaceti in cuptorul preincalzit la 180C pentru 15-17 minute.
- Lasati tavile sa se raceasca 10 minute apoi transferati torturile pe un gratar si lasati-le sa se raceasca complet.
Crema de unt cu bezea si zmeura:
- Incepeti prin a combina albusurile cu zaharul, sarea si vanilia intr-un bol curat si rezistent la caldura.
- Puneti pe baie de aburi si gatiti amestecul pana devine fierbinte si zaharul se topeste complet.
- Luati de pe foc si mixati pana bolul se raceste complet si obtineti o bezea ferma si lucioasa.
- Adaugati untul, tot odata, si mixati 2-3 minute la viteza mica pana obtineti o crema fina, lucioasa.
- Adaugati piureul de zmeura, cate o lingura o data, amestecand cu o spatula sau un tel.
- Puneti crema intr-un pos cu dui stea si dati deoparte.
Glazura de ciocolata alba:
- Combinati toate ingredientele intr-un bol si amestecati bine. Daca glazura e prea groasa, adaugati 1 lingurita apa fierbinte. Daca e prea subtire, mai adaugati putin zahar pudra.
- Pentru a asambla torturile:
- Glazurati fiecare guguluf cu glazura de ciocolata alba si puneti-le pe gratar pentru a scurge excesul de glazura.
- Umpleti si decorati fiecare tort cu crema de unt si zmeura.
- Decorati cu zmeura, capsune, ciocolata si chiar sos de zmeura.
These are beautiful Olguta and I love that you’ve stuffed them with the filling in the middle too. These are perfect for valentine’s day or a tea party.
When making the Raspberry Swiss Meringue Buttercream, step four states to, “When the meringue is done, add the butter, all at once and mix on low heat for 2-3 minutes”. I followed this even though it didn’t feel right. After a second attempt and instead of mixing on low heat, I mixed on low speed, it turned out wonderfully! Very delicious!