Red Velvet Cake Recipe

This red velvet cake recipe is the original recipe made from scratch. This recipe also demonstrates how to make the original icing which is also made from scratch as opposed to cream cheese.

This red velvet cake recipe is worth a million dollars to me but I am so nice and I like to share so here it is...

by the way... This recipe was sent to me by my mother one of the best cooks in the world... the only other best cook is my wife who is also phenomenal in the kitchen.

Red Velvet Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

2 oz Red Food Coloring
2 TBS Cocoa
1/2 Cup Shortening (Crisco)
1-1/2 Cups Sugar
2 Eggs
1 Cup Buttermilk
2-1/4 Cups All Purpose Flour
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Vanilla
1 tsp Vinegar
1 tsp Baking Soda

Directions:

Make paste of food coloring and cocoa - set aside - cream shortening and sugar - add eggs and cocoa paste - beat until fluffy - then add buttermilk and flour that has been mixed with salt - add vanilla and mix well with beater - remove from mixer - add vinegar - mix by hand then add baking soda - mix by hand again - bake layers in (3) 8-inch pans which have been greased and floured - bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

The Red Velvet Cake Icing

Ingredients:

3 TBS Flour
1 Cup Milk
1 Stick Butter (Softened) do not melt
3 TBS Shortening (Crisco)
1 Cup Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla

Directions:

Cook flour and milk until it forms a thick paste - set aside to cool - refrigerate to make sure it is completely cooled - Cream butter and shortening until fluffy - add sugar and beat again - add vanilla and beat well - add cooled cooked mixture (make sure this mixture is cold or it will melt the butter and shortening when added to this mixture) - beat until it looks like whipped cream - spread on cooled cake

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