Saturday, February 17, 2007
Homemade Red Velvet Cake Recipe
Ingredients: 1/2 C. oil 1 1/2 c. sugar 2 eggs 2 oz. red food coloring 2 Tbsp. cocoa 1 c. buttermilk 2 1/4 c. flour 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 tsp. baking soda FROSTING: 3 tbsp. flour 1 c. milk 1 c. sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 1 c. butter Preparation: 1. Preheat oven to 175 C (350 F). 2. Cream sugar, eggs, and oil. Make a paste of food coloring and cocoa. Add to mixture; add flour, baking soda, salt, buttermilk and vanilla. Fold in vinegar. 3. Pour equally into three greased and floured 8" cake pans. Bake until a cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool completely. 4. FROSTING: Cook flour and milk until thick. Chill in refrigerator. Cream sugar, butter and vanilla until fluffy. Add to first mixture. 5. Put first cake on plate and cover with a layer of icing. Repeat with remaining layers. |
