Southern Red Velvet Cake recipe
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Ingredients
- ½ cup shortening 1 ½ cups white sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon butter flavored extract 3 tablespoons cocoa powder ½ ounce red food coloring 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup milk ½ cup butter 1 cup white sugar ½ cup shortening 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 teaspoons butter flavored extract
Nutrition Info
- 390.3 caloriescarbohydrate: 49.4 gcholesterol: 40.3 mgfat: 19.9 gfiber: 0.8 gprotein: 4.2 gsaturatedFat: 7.3 gservingSize: -sodium: 369.1 mgsugar: 32.9 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Southern Red Velvet Cake
Directions
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Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 10 inch round pans.
Cream 1/2 cup of shortening, 1 1/2 cups of white sugar, eggs, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, and 1 teaspoon of butter flavored extract in a large bowl. Make a paste of cocoa and food coloring in a small bowl and add to shortening mixture. Pour in 2 1/2 cups flour alternately with the buttermilk, mixing until just incorporated. Mix 1 teaspoon of salt, baking soda, and vinegar in a small bowl, and while fizzing fold into the batter, mixing just enough to evenly combine. Pour the batter into prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
To make frosting: Cook 3 tablespoons of flour, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and milk in a skillet over low heat, stirring constantly, until thick. Let cool completely. Cream butter, 1 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup shortening in a separate bowl. Stir in 2 teaspoons each of vanilla extract and butter flavored extract. Then add flour mixture to bowl and cream together. Frost cooled cake.