The recipe to a red velvet cake?

Red velvet cake recipes


Although the details are sketchy at best, red velvet cake is not as Southern as many like to think. The story, which began circulating some time in the 1940s, claimed that Manhattan's elegant Waldorf-Astoria granted a diner's request for the recipe, then a short time later sent her a bill in the amount of $100. The angry woman, apparently with revenge in mind, then began circulating the recipe along with the story.


1/2 cup shortening


1 1/2 cups sugar


2 eggs


2 tablespoons cocoa


1 1/2 oz red food coloring


1 teaspoon salt


2 1/2 cups flour


1 teaspoon vanilla


1 cup buttermilk


1 teaspoon soda


1 tablespoons vinegar


PREPARATION:


Cream shortening; beat in sugar gradually. Add eggs, one at a time; beat well after each addition. Make paste of cocoa and food coloring; add to creamed mixture. Add salt, flour and vanilla alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Sprinkle soda over vinegar; pour vinegar over batter.





Stir until thoroughly mixed. Bake in 3 8-inch pans or 2 9-inch pans for 30 minutes at 350掳.





Cream Cheese Frosting makes this cake even better!!The recipe to a red velvet cake?
this is the recipe to Cake Man Raven's red velvet cake.


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Yields: Three, 9-inch layer cakes Baking Time: 15-20 minutes, 325 degrees pre-heated oven Level of Difficulty: Moderate.





Dry Ingredients: 2-1/2 cups of cake flour, 1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, 1 teaspoon of fine salt and 1 teaspoon of cocoa powder.





Wet Ingredients: 1 cup of buttermilk, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon of vinegar (white distilled), 1-1/2 cups of vegetable oil, 1 oz. of red food coloring and 1 tsp. of vanilla extract. Frosting: 4 cups of Confectioners Sugar, 1 lb. of cream cheese (room temperature), 1 lb. of butter (softened) and 2 tsp. of vanilla. extract.





Sift together all dry ingredients. Add liquid in an electric mixing bowl and beat on medium speed until well incorporated. Slowly add dry ingredients to bowl, until all ingredients are combined.





Bake @ 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes.





Frosting: Mix together the cream cheese and the softened butter. Gradually add confectioners sugar until it reaches desired sweetness and smoothness. Add 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract and frost the cake.





Serves 10-12The recipe to a red velvet cake?
Cake


1 box Betty Crocker庐 SuperMoist庐 German chocolate cake mix


1 1/4 cups water


1/2 cup vegetable oil


3 eggs


1 bottle (1 oz) red food color


1 tablespoon unsweetened baking cocoa


Frosting


2 oz cream cheese, softened


2 teaspoons milk


1 1/2 cups whipping cream


1/2 cup powdered sugar








1. Heat oven to 350掳F (325掳F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan or two 9-inch round cake pans and lightly flour, or spray with baking spray with flour.


2. In large bowl, beat all cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan(s).


3. Bake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan or 9-inch rounds. Cool completely.


4. In chilled large bowl, mix cream cheese and milk until smooth. Beat in whipping cream and powered sugar with electric mixer on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until soft peaks form. Frost top of 13x9-inch cake or fill and frost cake layers. Store in refrigerator.


High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Follow High Altitude cake mix directions on box for 13x9-inch pan or two 9-inch round pans.








or from scratch





Ravishing Red Velvet Cake


Submitted by: Julie Dugas


Rated: 4 out of 5 by 56 members Yields: 12 servings





';Quick and easy red velvet cake.';


INGREDIENTS:


1/2 cup shortening


1 teaspoon butter flavored


extract


1 1/2 cups white sugar


2 eggs


4 tablespoons red food coloring


2 tablespoons unsweetened


cocoa powder


1 cup buttermilk


1 teaspoon salt 2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose


flour


1 tablespoon distilled white


vinegar


1 teaspoon baking soda


1/2 cup butter


1 (8 ounce) package cream


cheese


4 cups confectioners' sugar


1 teaspoon vanilla extract





DIRECTIONS:


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 - 9 inch round pans.


2. Cream shortening, butter flavoring, sugar, and eggs until light and fluffy. Make a paste with food coloring and cocoa and add to the shortening mixture.


3. Mix buttermilk, salt, baking soda and vinegar; add to mixture. Slowly add flour to mixture.


4. Put batter into 2 greased 9 inch round pans. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25-30 minutes. Allow to cool completely, then frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.


5. To Make Cream Cheese Frosting: Combine 1/2 cup butter, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix until well blended.