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Old Fashioned Red Velvet Cake (Living on a Dime) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Cake:
3/4 cup butter
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1-2 ounces red food coloring
2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup buttermilk

Frosting:
2/3 cup milk
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
Directions:
Cake:
Cream together butter, eggs and sugar. Add the rest of the ingredients except the flour and buttermilk. Mix well. Add flour and buttermilk alternately. Beat until all lumps are out. Pour into a greased and floured 9x13" pan. Bake at 350º for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Frost....

Frosting:
Cook milk and flour until thick, stirring constantly. Cool thoroughly. Beat milk and flour for one minute, until fluffy. Beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add to milk and flour and add vanilla. Mix well. Frosts one Red Velvet Cake.

 

 

 

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