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$300 Cake or Red Velvet Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup red food coloring
2 tsp. cocoa
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp. salt
1 cup buttermilk
2 1/4 cup sifted flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vinegar


Frosting:

1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup butter or oleo
3 T. cake flour
1 cup milk
Directions:
Directions:
Directions for Cake:
1. Cream shortening, sugar. Add eggs.
2. Make paste using coloring & cocoa, add to above creamed mixture.
3.Stir soda & vinegar into buttermilk, then add to above.
4. Add flour, salt & vanilla last.
5. Bake in 2-9" greased & floured pans or 3- 8" prepared pans.
6. Bake 350º
7. Let cool, split each layer, frost between each layer & entire cake with frosting.

Frosting Directions:
Cook flour and milk together bring to boil, let cool.
Cream sugar, butter & vanilla. Blend with above & frost cake.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This is the cake that Joanna made for Dave's Birthday. He loves Red Velvet Cake.

 

 

 

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