Red Velvet Cake
By Sassyme
Fluffy red velvet cake that's perfect for a romantic night in, or a Mother's Day treat.
Ingredients
- CAKE:
- 2 ounces red food coloring
- 3 tablespoons Nestle cocoa
- 1/2 cup Crisco
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/4 cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon salt (scant)
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- FROSTING:
- 1 stick margarine
- 1/2 cup Crisco
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 2/3 cup canned milk (1 small size can) room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Details
Servings 12
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 60mins
Preparation
Step 1
CAKE:
Mix food coloring with 2 or 3 tablespoons of Nestle Cocoa. Set this mixture aside.
Cream 1/2 cup Crisco and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Add 2 eggs and beat well, then add the coloring paste and mix well.
Sift 2 ¼ cups cake flour with scant 1 teaspoon salt. To egg mixture, add flour mixture alternately with 1 cup buttermilk starting and ending with flour. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla.
Remove from mixer and add 1 tablespoon vinegar and 1 teaspoon baking soda, MIX BY HAND.
Bake in 2 greased and floured 9 inch layer pans for 30 to 35 minutes at 350°F. Cool on rack for 10 minutes before removing from pans.
FROSTING:
Cream 1 stick oleo, ½ cup Crisco and 1 cup sugar.
Add 3 tablespoons flour, 1 spoon at a time and 2/3 cup canned milk at room temperature. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and beat well.
Spread on cooled cake. Frosting looks like whipped cream.
Wewoka Oklahoma recipe by Ardah McGuire my Mother.
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