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Red Velvet Cake

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From PBECKLWV:
This is my mother's recipe.

Ingredients:

  • 2 1/2 c all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 c sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa
  • 1teaspoon soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 c oil
  • 1 c buttermilk
  • 2 oz (1/4 cup) red food coloring
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Icing, below

Preparation:

Place all dry ingredients in bowl; stir to blend. In another bowl, blend eggs with fork. Add oil and blend again. Add egg mixture to dry ingredients and mix with wire whip until smooth. Add and blend buttermilk, food coloring, and vanilla into the batter. Pour equally into three greased and floured 8-inch cake pans. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Cool ten minutes and remove from pans.

Icing

  • 1/2 stick butter
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1 lb box of powdered sugar
  • dash of salt
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 c chopped nuts
Mix icing ingredients together until light and fluffy. Frost and fill cake.

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5 out of 5 5 out of 5
DeliciousJune 11, 2008By rebeccacallister
"I made this into cupcakes, just wonderful. Moist, not to sweet, the best ever. I don't like vinegar in my red velvet and almost all recipes call for cocoa. This will be the only recipe I ever use again!!!!!!!"

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