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

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.