REGAS' RED VELVET CAKE A specialty of Regas Restaurant-this recipe was given to Liberace in 1970 because he patronized Regas when in Knoxville. 1/2 c. butter 1/2 c. shortening 2 c. sugar 4 eggs 2 1/2 c. all-purpose flour 1 tsp. soda 1/4 tsp. salt 4 Tbsp. cocoa 1 c. buttermilk, divided 1 tsp. vanilla 4 Tbsp. red food coloring Red Velvet Cake Frosting Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour three 9-inch cake pans. Cream butter, shortening and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Combine flour, soda, salt and cocoa and gradually add to butter mixture, alternating with buttermilk. Add vanilla and food coloring; blend well. Pour into pans and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool and frost. 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. |