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Red Velvet Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Cake:
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1tsp cocoa
3/4 cup oil (crisco)
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 oz red food colouring
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp vanilla
Drizzle:
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup. White sugar

Frosting:
1 8 oz package cream cheese
1/2 cup margarine or butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups icing sugar
1 cup coconut if desired
5 drops red food coloring
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º

Sift flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa in bowl, set aside
In another bowl cream oil and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, mix. Add food coloring. Mix together well.
Combine buttermilk and soda together mixing well. Add to oil sugar mixture alternately with dry ingredients
Add vinegar and vanilla.
Mix well, spoon into 2 greased round pans.
Cook for 25-30 minutes
Drizzle:
Combine milk and 1/2 cup sugar, bring to a boil. Spoon over warm cakes.
Cool and frost.

Combine cream cheese, butter and vanilla in mixing bowl. Beat until smooth. Gradually add sugar while beating. Add 3/4 cup coconut, mix well, spread on cakes.
Add food coloring to remaining coconut and sprinkle on cake or Color the icing red
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
For richer taste use buttermilk instead of milk for drizzle
Use heart shaped pans for valentines day

 

 

 

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