Original Red Velvet Cake With Frosting

Photo: flickr user toadstool ring

Ingredients

1/2 cup Butter

1 1/2 cups Sugar

2 Eggs

2 tablespoons Cocoa

2 ounces Red Food Coloring

1 teaspoon Vanilla

1 teaspoon Salt

1 cup Buttermilk

2 cups Flour

1 tablespoon Vinegar

1 teaspoon Baking Soda

1 cup Milk

5 tablespoons Flour

1 cup Butter

1 cup Granulated Sugar

1 teaspoon Vanilla

Preparation

CAKE: Cream together butter, sugar and eggs. Make a paste of cocoa and food coloring. Add the paste to the creamed mixture. Mix salt and vanilla in buttermilk and add a;ternately with the flour. Mix soda and vinegar separately, add last, folding in. DO NOT BEAT after adding soda mixture.

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. ICING: Boil together milk and flour until thickened. Let stand until cool. Cream together butter, sugar amd vanilla.

Add milk and flour mix and beat very well. (The longer you beat it the better it gets)

Comments

Permalink Nola Lawhorn
September 11, 2010

IN THE FROSTING IF YOU USE 8 OZ OF CREAM CHEESE AND 8 OZ OF MASCARPONE CHEESE IT MAKES A MUCH BETTER FROSTING. THEN GARNISH WITH A BIT OF TOASTED COCONUT. GREAT TASTE AND LOOK

Place your ad here
Loading...