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Red Velvet Cake Recipe

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This recipe for Red Velvet Cake, by , is from Recipes from the Crossroads, one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. We help families or individuals create heirloom cookbook treasures.
Contributor:  
Contributor:  
Tammy Hebbard
Added: Monday, March 16, 2009
Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 tsp. cocoa
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vinegar
2 1/2 c. cake flour, sifted
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. Crisco
1 tsp. vanilla
c. buttermilk
1 bottle red food coloring
Directions:
Directions:
Combine cocoa, baking soda and vinegar. Set aside.
Mix together sifted cake flour and sugar.
In a separate bowl combine eggs, Crisco, vanilla, buttermilk, and food coloring.
Stir cocoa mixture into sugar and flour. Mix well. Add to remaining ingredients. Grease and flour three cake pans. Add equal amounts of batter to each pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
ICING:
Combine 1 stick of butter, 1 8-ounce pkg. cream cheese, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1 box powdered sugar, and 1/2 c. chopped nuts.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This cake is one of Nina's favorites.

 

 

 

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