The REAL Red Velvet Cake

The REAL Red Velvet Cake

from artsychicksrule.com
1 servings

Old family recipe...the secret's in the frosting

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 Tbsp Cocoa
  • 2 oz. red food color
  • 1 tsp baking soda dissolved in 1 Tbsp vinegar
  • 1 cup milk
  • ¼ cup flour
  • dash salt
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 tsp vanilla

Directions

  1. 1

    Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, beat well. Sift flour, salt & cocoa. Add alternately the buttermilk & flour mixture to the creamed mixture. Add vanilla & food color. Fold in dissolved vinegar mixture last. Grease and flour 4 - 9 inch pans.

  2. 2

    Bake @ 350 for 25-30 minutes.

  3. 3

    Cool completely before frosting.

  4. 4

    Cook the milk and flour over medium heat until thickened consistency. Stirring constantly.

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