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"Plain fresh bread, its crust shatteringly crisp. Sweet cold butter. There is magic in the way they come together in your mouth to make a single perfect bite."--Ruth Reichl

Red Velvet Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 c butter, softened
1 1/2 c sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp butter flavoring
1 (1 oz) bottle red food coloring
2 1/2 c cake flour
2 Tbls baking cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1 c buttermilk
1 tsp vinegar
Frosting:
1 1/2 c milk
1/2 c flour
1 1/2 c butter, softened
1 1/2 c sugar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 c butter flavoring
Directions:
Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla, butter flavoring and food coloring. Combine flour, cocoa and baking soda. Combine buttermilk and vinegar. Combine buttermilk and vinegar. Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture to creamed mixture. Pour into 3 greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Frosting: Whisk together milk and flour in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick, about 5 minutes. Cover and cool. In a mixing bowl, cream butter. Gradually add sugar; beat well. Gradually add cooled milk mixture and beat until very light, about 4 minutes. Add vanilla and butter flavoring. Beat well. Frost cooled cake.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This is Rex's recipe that he was kind enough to share; makes a lovely Christmas cake that freeze well too. Yum!

 

 

 

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