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Red velvet cake

Red velvet cake
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Ingredients/Components

  • sugar
  • eggs - 2 item
  • vanilla - 1 tsp
  • milk - 1/2 c
  • salt - 1/4 tsp
  • flour
  • butter - 1/4 c
  • cocoa - 3 Tbsp
  • baking soda - 1 tsp
  • pinch of salt - 1 item
  • vinegar - 1 Tbsp
  • shortening - 1/2 c
  • red food coloring - 2 oz
  • buttermilk* - 1 c
  • Then cream shortening, sugar, eggs and color paste

How to make red velvet cake:

To Make Cake: Mix red food coloring and cocoa to make a paste. Then cream shortening, sugar, eggs and color paste. Beat well. Add buttermilk, flour, salt and vanilla. Beat well. Add vinegar and baking soda. Mix by hand. Pour into a greased pan and bake at 350° for 35 minutes.

*One cup milk and 1 teaspoon of vinegar can be used in place of buttermilk.Frosting:2 Tbsp. flour1/2 c. milk1/2 c. sugar pinch of salt1/4 c. butter1/4 c. shortening1 tsp. vanilla Mix flour and milk. Cook until thickened. In a separate bowl cream sugar, salt, butter, shortening and vanilla. Mix well. Add slightly cooled flour mixture and beat until fluffy. Can be tinted with food coloring. Spread on cake.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Cakes, American.

Rating:
Red velvet cake
2.2
Average rating: 2.2 of 5, total votes: 5
Cook. Time: PT40M
Total Time: PT40M


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