Red Velvet Cake is very pretty and tasty too. The recipe I have at home is similar to the first one, with cocoa and buttermilk. I frost mine with Cream Cheese Frosting.
REAL Red Velvet Cake Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting
Cake:
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. butter flavoring
1 1/2 oz. bottle of red color
3 Tbl. (level) cocoa
2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbl. vinegar
1 tsp. baking soda
Cream shortening, sugar, eggs, and flavors. Make a paste of cocoa and food coloring. Add to first mixture. Alternately add flour and buttermilk. Mix baking soda and vinegar in small bowl; add to batter. Blend. Bake in three 9" or 10" pans for 20 - 25 minutes at 350°. Let cool completely. Cover with frosting.
Frosting:
2 packages cream cheese (3 oz. each), softened
6 Tbl. butter, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups sifted powered sugar
Blend all ingredients until smooth.
Easy Red Velvet Cake
1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix
1 (3.5 ounce) package non-instant chocolate pudding mix
red food coloring, as desired
1/2 cup buttermilk
Directions
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2) Prepare cake according to package directions, substituting half of the water called for with buttermilk (approximately 1/2 cup). Stir in pudding mix and food coloring.
3) Pour into cake pan(s) and bake according to package directions.
Red velvet cake
Makes 12 servings
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cocoa
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 cups sugar, divided
2 eggs
1 (1-ounce) bottle red food coloring
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon distilled vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup milk
1. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa into a bowl.
2. In a second bowl, beat oil and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add food coloring; mix until well-blended. Combine buttermilk and baking soda. Beat into oil/sugar mixture alternately with flour mixture. Add vinegar and vanilla; mix well.
3. Spoon batter into 2 oiled 9-inch round cake pans. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
4. Remove cake from oven and release from pans onto a wire cooling rack. Combine milk and remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Spoon evenly on both cake layers. Cool, then cover with favorite frosting.
Red Velvet Cake
1 cup + 1 Tbsp shortening
1.5 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 ounces red food coloring (yes, a whole bottle)
2 Tbsp cocoa
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp salt
2.25 cups cake flour
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp hot water
1 Tbsp vinegar
Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs. Make a paste of the cocoa add food coloring
and add to creamed mixture. Add buttermilk and salt, alternating with cake
flour. Add vanilla. Dissolve soda in hot water and add vinegar (it will foam, so
leave room) and quickly add to batter. Pour into three 9" layer cake pans. Bake
at 350F for 30 minutes.
Frosting
Red Velvet Cake is also good with cream cheese frosting.
3 Tbsp flour
1 cup milk
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup butter
Cook flour and milk until very thick. Chill thoroughly. Cream sugar, vanilla,
and butter. Add flour mixture. Beat until nicely spreadable. Refrigerate frosted
cake.
