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Red Velvet Cake

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Prep Time: 25 minutes

Bake Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes

Yield: 8-12 servings

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Be sure to not over bake. Check at 25. This recipe is very moist. If too moist, refigerate them to firm up before stacking and frosting.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups unbleached white flour
  • 1 tsp Clabber Girl® Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cocoa
  • 3/4 cup Crisco® Pure Vegetable or Canola Oil
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 oz red food coloring
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp Clabber Girl® Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp vinegar
  • 1 tsp Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract

Cream Cheese Frosting

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  2. Grease and flour two 9 x 1 1/2-inch round baking pans; set aside.
  3. Sift together flour, Clabber Girl Baking Powder, salt and cocoa; set aside.
  4. In a large mixing bowl, cream oil and sugar.
  5. Add eggs to creamed mixture, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  6. Add food coloring to creamed mixture, mix until well blended; set aside.
  7. In a separate bowl, combine buttermilk and baking soda, mixing well; add to oil and sugar mixture, alternating with dry ingredients.
  8. Add vinegar and vanilla, mix well.
  9. Spoon into prepared pans.
  10. Bake at 350 F. for 25 to 30 minutes.
  11. Frost with cream cheese frosting.

 

Makes 1 two-layer cake. Refrigerate cake after frosting.

Red Velvet Cake

Red-Velvet-Cake-Web

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes

Yield: 8-12 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 cups unbleached white flour
  • 1 tsp Clabber Girl® Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cocoa
  • 3/4 cup Crisco® Pure Vegetable or Canola Oil
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 oz red food coloring
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp Clabber Girl® Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp vinegar
  • 1 tsp Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract

Cream Cheese Frosting

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
  2. Grease and flour two 9 x 1 1/2-inch round baking pans; set aside.
  3. Sift together flour, Clabber Girl Baking Powder, salt and cocoa; set aside.
  4. In a large mixing bowl, cream oil and sugar.
  5. Add eggs to creamed mixture, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  6. Add food coloring to creamed mixture, mix until well blended; set aside.
  7. In a separate bowl, combine buttermilk and baking soda, mixing well; add to oil and sugar mixture, alternating with dry ingredients.
  8. Add vinegar and vanilla, mix well.
  9. Spoon into prepared pans.
  10. Bake at 350 F. for 25 to 30 minutes.
  11. Frost with cream cheese frosting.

 

Makes 1 two-layer cake. Refrigerate cake after frosting.