So you’ve found a swell girl, and bought a swell ring. You want to pop the question? Why not let a cake do all the heavy lifting in the question department? Even if a cake asks the question though, bended knee is still essential. Essential!
Pop the question with this Red Velvet Engagement Cake. With this two-tiered, cream cheese frosted cake, I’m sure any lady would say yes- even if only to get at the cake faster. I’m kidding… she loves you too.
It all started when 4 layers of red velvet cake met loads of cream cheese frosting. I baked off two 8-inch rounds and two 6-inch rounds, frosted them in cream cheese frosting, and layered the smaller on top of the larger cake with the help of two dowel supports.
Recipes for the delicious cake and frosting are here on my blog. And if you have any questions about batter amounts… well, email me! Don’t be shy, say hi!
The outside of the cake is decorated with a simple pearl boarder, pink dots, fresh pink roses and greet gum paste leaves. The fresh flowers are secured within the cake by tiny plastic vases that go into the cake with just a bit of water to keep the flowers from wilting. So clever!
May 12th, 2008 at 9:19 am
That is a beautiful cake! I’m sure many guys would love to have the pressure of asking the actual question take off their shoulders! I’ll be marking the cream cheese icing recipe, as I’m always looking for yummy icing recipes to use! Yum!
May 12th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
who cares about the ring? I want the cake! MMMM.
May 12th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
And if the girl says no, then you can just take the cake back. One way to cure a broken heart? A sugar high!! I adore those flowers and the greenery decorating the cake. It looks like a piece of art! I wish I could learn how to decorate mine to beautifully.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Gorgeous cake! I would have said yes no matter what the question the cake had asked. I must have a slice …or two!
May 12th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Lovely, lovely cake.
May 12th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
I’m with Gigi! I’d say yes to just about anything if it meant getting my little hands on that cake! Does this make me a cake whore?
May 12th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
patsyk- The Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting is really something wonderful! Try it and let me know what you think!
m- I’ll happily take the ring and the cake!
Amanda- Ha! Nothing heals like sugar… you’re so right!
Gigi- So funny and so true. Anything just to get at the cake!
GN- Thanks!
Stephanie- Cake whore- yes
May 12th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Very pretty. I love red velvet.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:06 am
I’ve made a couple cakes with fresh flowers before and will have to find those tiny vases to keep them fresh. What a wonderful idea! Thanks for sharing.
May 13th, 2008 at 9:46 am
So, so pretty! I’ve never had red velvet cake, would you believe? I’m intrigued though, it looks delicious!
May 13th, 2008 at 10:40 am
Looks delicious, as always!
May 13th, 2008 at 10:48 am
The way to a girl’s heart is definitely through cake!
May 13th, 2008 at 11:05 am
This was a rather round-about way of asking me! My answer is “yes,” of course! Yes! Yes! Yes! Now mail me my cake! Oh yeah . . . I love you.
May 13th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Beautiful! I love Red Velvet. I’d say yes to this ;]
May 13th, 2008 at 11:46 am
This is all so sudden!
But since you ask…
May 13th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
It’s so pretty. Now I want cake.
May 13th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Wow! This cake looks amazing! Love the cake proposal idea.
May 13th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Oh it’s a beautiful cake! i’ve never had red velvet cake either, or made one, boy is this tempting!
May 13th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
And who said diamonds are a girl’s best friend? Beautiful cake!
May 13th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
was this cake part of an *actual* proposal? or just for fun? as for me, my fiance proposed over a meringue — perhaps you should have posted this a few months ago!
May 13th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
how lovely! my husband proposed by hiding my ring in a cupcake. but i would have said yes this way too!
May 13th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
Carole- I found them at my local cake supply store. The little cases come in very handy!
FRM- You’re hilarious!… And just like that we’re engaged.
Katy- Yea! Actual proposal! Isn’t that crazy!?
Trixie- Cupcake is a cute idea. I’m assuming you didn’t almost eat your ring. Leave it to me to eat my engagement ring. It’s not a good idea to hide anything in food around me.
May 14th, 2008 at 5:05 am
What a lovely way to propose.
May 14th, 2008 at 10:56 am
What a gorgeous cake, and what a great idea - to pop the question with such a beautiful cake, who can ever refuse?
May 14th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
What a great idea for keeping the fresh flowers going! Awesome color choice too.
July 20th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
This looks absolutely amazing! I think I may just have to make this design for a cake that I’m planning to make for a party I’m having in honor of a recently married friend. It looks so pretty! I may just make the recipe…oh wow…now I’m hungry. Thanks for posting!
July 29th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
I have a question! How do we get the cake so flat? Meaning, when I bake cake rounds, they are always rounded so my cake does not look perfectly sculptured and I literally have to ice it to death (not such a bad thing BUT) so that I can make it look uniformly. Any help there??? Your cakes look perfectly flat and beautiful how did you accomplish that???
September 9th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
This was an amazing cake and i loved it my now fiancé proposed with this cake and yes girls i said yes to both the cake and the ring both so beautiful!!!!!!!!!!! He couldnt have asked in a better way so romantic and yummy the red velvet was to die for everyone who had some couldnt get enough! Im even thinking of having red velvet cake for my wedding.
December 18th, 2008 at 6:37 am
Very good post, thanks!
January 27th, 2009 at 12:23 am
I found your website yesterday and since then I have gone through all of the archives and fallen completely in love. Being a baker is my dream career. I was wanting to make this cake but was wondering about the amounts of batter to use per cake pan. If you could help me, that would be great!
June 11th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Hey am a bit late but what suprize me the most is how you get your craem chees frosting to be so stiff. When ever i try it it always runs.What am i using tomuch off ?