RED VELVET CAKE 2 c. sugar 1/2 c. butter 3 eggs 1 Tbsp. vinegar 1 Tbsp. cocoa 2 oz. red food coloring 2 1/2 c. cake flour 1/2 tsp. salt 1 1/2 tsp. soda 1/4 tsp. baking powder 1 c. buttermilk 1 tsp. vanilla Cream sugar and butter; add eggs. Make a paste of vinegar, cocoa and food coloring; add to creamed mixture. Sift together dry ingredients. Add to mixture alternately with buttermilk. Add vanilla and blend thoroughly. Pour into 3 (10-inch) greased and floured pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Red Velvet Cake Icing: 1 c. milk 3 Tbsp. flour 1 c. sugar 1 c. butter 1 c. pecans, chopped 1 c. flaked coconut 1 tsp. vanilla Cook milk and flour until thickened. Set aside to cool. Cream sugar and butter; add to cooled flour mixture. Add remaining ingredients, mixing well. Ice cake. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |