Red Velvet Cake

Our Red Velvet Cake is a pure dessert delight! This double layered cake is made with only the finest ingredients like natural cocoa powder and fresh buttermilk. The rich red color is finished off with a vanilla infused cream cheese frosting and cake crumbles, which is sure to impress even the most discerning cake lover! Just another stellar addition to our ever expanding line-up of delicious baked goods! 

Ingredients & Directions

–CAKE–
1/2 cup Shortening
2 Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 teaspoon Salt
2 1/2 cup Flour, all purpose; sifted, 2 to 3 times
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 1/2 cup Sugar
1/4 cup Food coloring, red
3 tablespoon Cocoa
1 cup Buttermilk
1 tablespoon Vinegar

FROSTING
1 cup Milk
5 teaspoon Flour, all purpose
1 cup Butter, unsalted
1 cup Sugar, powdered; sifted
1 teaspoon Vanilla

CAKE: Cream shortening and sugar till fluffy. Add eggs and beat 1 minute. Add salt, beat. Add vanilla and coloring to buttermilk. Alternate adding flour and milk mixtures to batter. Combine soda and vinegar in cup and add to cake batter. Bake in (2) 9″ cake pans at 350F for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on cake racks.

FROSTING: Cook milk and flour until thick; cool in fridge. Beat butter, sugar and vanilla with mixer. Add flour and milk mixture a little at a time (make ahead of cake so that it has plenty of time to cool). Beat well.

Yields
12 Servings