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red velvet cake

(6 ratings)
EricasMa avatar
Recipe by
Diane Hughes
@EricasMa
Valdosta, GA

Bea Liles asked me to post my red velvet cake recipe. I have 3 and have already posted a Quick Red Velvet Cake. This is the 2nd posting and was the first RV recipe I got in 1977. The frosting is different and I only made it until I found one for cream cheese frosting. I personally like the cream cheese better.

(6 ratings)
yield 16 serving(s)
prep time 30 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For red velvet cake

  • RED VELVET CAKE
  • 1/2 c
    crisco shortening
  • 1 1/2 c
    granulated sugar
  • 2 lg
    eggs
  • 1 bottle
    2 oz. red food color
  • 1 tsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 2 Tbsp
    cocoa, unsweetened
  • 2 1/2 c
    plain flour
  • 1 c
    buttermilk
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 Tbsp
    apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • FROSTING FOR RED VELVET CAKE
  • 1 c
    granulated sugar
  • 1 c
    butter
  • 2 Tbsp
    flour
  • 1 c
    milk
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 c
    chopped pecans

How To Make red velvet cake

  • 1
    CAKE..
  • 2
    Preheat oven to 350*. Grease and flour 3 9" cake pans.
  • 3
    Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs.
  • 4
    Mix color, cocoa and vanilla. Add to creamed mixture.
  • 5
    Add flour and buttermilk alternately. Mix vinegar, soda, and salt together and stir into batter till well combined.
  • 6
    Bake 30 min. or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool completely before frosting.
  • 7
    FROSTING..
  • 8
    Beat butter and sugar till fluffy.
  • 9
    Cook flour and milk till thick. Cool and add to sugar mixture.
  • 10
    Beat until fluffy. Add vanilla and pecans.
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