Mom’s Signature Red Velvet Cake

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Description

This red velvet cake is constantly requested by friends and family…it has the best flavor, and features real cooked frosting for a delicious, yet light finish.

Ingredients

  • 2 ¼ cups sifted cake flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ cup vegetable shortening (such as Crisco®)
  • 1 ½ cups white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 (1 ounce) bottle red food coloring
  • 1 fluid ounce water
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 2 cups milk
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups butter, softened
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups white sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 9-inch cake pans. In a bowl
  2. sift cake flour with baking soda.
  3. Mash the vegetable shortening with 1 1/2 cup of sugar in a large bowl until thoroughly combined
  4. and stir in the eggs
  5. one at a time. Pour the red food coloring into a small bowl
  6. and fill the empty food coloring container with water; add the water to the food coloring. Stir in cocoa powder to make a paste
  7. and mix the paste into the shortening mixture.
  8. Stir the buttermilk
  9. salt
  10. vanilla extract
  11. and apple cider vinegar in a bowl
  12. and mix into the colored shortening mixture
  13. alternating with the flour mixture
  14. until well combined. Scrape the batter into the prepared cake pans.
  15. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake comes out clean
  16. 30 to 35 minutes. Allow the cakes to cool completely.
  17. To make frosting
  18. whisk together the milk and all-purpose flour in a saucepan until the mixture is free of lumps
  19. and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. Cook
  20. whisking constantly
  21. until the mixture is thick
  22. about 1 minute. Pour the thickened sauce into a mixing bowl
  23. and chill until completely cooled
  24. at least 30 minutes. When cold
  25. place the butter into the mixture
  26. and beat with an electric mixer to combine; add the vanilla extract and 2 cups of sugar to the bowl
  27. and beat with the mixer set on Medium speed until the frosting is light and fluffy
  28. about 3 minutes.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins

Servings: 16

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