a red velvet cake

Red Velvet Cake

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Description A family favorite–great for the Christmas holiday. Ingredients ½ cup shortening 1 ½ cups white sugar 2 eggs 2 tablespoons cocoa 4 tablespoons red food coloring 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup buttermilk 2 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 … Read more

The Real Red Velvet Cake

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Description Historically, red velvet cake was just chocolate cake tinted red from the acid in cocoa powder, not from food coloring. Nowadays most cocoa powders are alkalized, as in stripped of acid. Look for a non-alkalized one for this old-fashioned recipe. Completing the classic look is a coat of bright white ermine frosting, cooked the … Read more