Red velvet cake

Red velvet cake

Ingredients/Components

• shortening - 1/2 c
• sugar - 1-1/2 c
• eggs - 2 item
• cocoa - 2 Tbsp
• red food coloring
• vanilla - 1 tsp
• salt - 1 tsp
• baking soda - 1-1/2 tsp
• vinegar - 1 Tbsp
• buttermilk - 1 c
• cake flour - 2-1/2 c
• flour
• milk - 1 c
• butter or margarine - 1 c

How to make red velvet cake:

Frosting:5 Tbsp. flour1 c. milk1 c. sugar1 c. butter or margarine1 tsp. vanilla Cream shortening, sugar and eggs. Make paste with cocoa and food coloring, add to creamed mixture. Mix salt and vanilla with buttermilk. Add alternately with flour to creamed mixture. Mix soda and vinegar and fold into mixture, do not beat. Grease and lightly flour 2 9 inch cake pans and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. In a saucepan, cook flour and milk until thick and smooth; cool. Cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Add flour mixture and beat well. Frost cool cake.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Cakes, American.