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RED VELVET CAKE Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 c shortening
1 1/2 c white sugar
2 eggs
6 Tbsp cocoa
4 Tbsp red food coloring
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 c buttermilk
2 1/2 c sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp distilled white vinegar
5 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1 c milk
1 c white sugar
1 c butter
1 tsp vanilla
Directions:
Directions:
Grease two 9 inch round pans. Preheat oven to 350º. Cream shortening and 1 1/2 cups sugar, mix well. Add eggs and beat well. Make a paste of cocoa and red food coloring. Add to creamed mixture. Mix salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla and buttermilk together. Add alternately the flour with the milk mixture to the creamed mixture. Mix soda and vinegar and fold into the cake batter. DON'T BEAT OR STIR NOW. Bake for 30 minutes.
FROSTING: Cook 5 Tablespoons flour and milk over low heat till thick, stirring constantly. LET COOL THOROUGHLY! While cooling, cream 1 cups sugar, butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat this well till light and fluffy. Add to flour mixture and beat until of a good spreading consistency. DON'T ICE CAKE TILL COOL.

 

 

 

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