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RED VELVET CAKE
1/2 cup shortening 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 and 1/2 cups sugar 1 cup buttermilk
2 eggs 2 ounces red food coloring
2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon cocoa powder 1 tablespoon vinegar
Preheat the oven 350 degrees.
Cream the shortening and sugar together with an electric mixer till light and fluffy. Beat in the
eggs.
Mix together the four, cocoa powder, and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk
and food coloring, beating well after each addition.
Dissolve the baking soda in the vinegar and fold in. Turn into three greased and floured 8" or
two 9" layer pans. Bake 25 minutes or until done.
Cake is done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool on racks and frost with white butter icing.
WHITE BUTTER ICING
1, 1-pound box 10X confectioner's sugar
1 stick of butter or margarine
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Milk
In a deep mixing bowl, let butter or margarine stand till soft.
Add confectioner's sugar and vanilla and mix. Add milk little by little till icing is of sprading
consistency. Mix on high speed till there are no lumps of sugar left. Spread on cake. Then let
family members lick the remaining icing off utensils and bowl or invoke the cook's privilege and
take it for yourself.
1/2 cup shortening 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 and 1/2 cups sugar 1 cup buttermilk
2 eggs 2 ounces red food coloring
2 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon cocoa powder 1 tablespoon vinegar
Preheat the oven 350 degrees.
Cream the shortening and sugar together with an electric mixer till light and fluffy. Beat in the
eggs.
Mix together the four, cocoa powder, and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk
and food coloring, beating well after each addition.
Dissolve the baking soda in the vinegar and fold in. Turn into three greased and floured 8" or
two 9" layer pans. Bake 25 minutes or until done.
Cake is done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool on racks and frost with white butter icing.
WHITE BUTTER ICING
1, 1-pound box 10X confectioner's sugar
1 stick of butter or margarine
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Milk
In a deep mixing bowl, let butter or margarine stand till soft.
Add confectioner's sugar and vanilla and mix. Add milk little by little till icing is of sprading
consistency. Mix on high speed till there are no lumps of sugar left. Spread on cake. Then let
family members lick the remaining icing off utensils and bowl or invoke the cook's privilege and
take it for yourself.