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Ingredients
| granulated sugar: 1 cup |
| multipurpose shortening: 1/2 cup |
| eggs: 2 |
| vanilla extract: 1 Tbl |
| red food coloring: 2 Tbl |
| regular coffee: 3 Tbl (hot) |
| unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted): 4 Tbl |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 2 1/4 cups |
| sea salt: 1 tsp |
| buttermilk: 1 cup |
| distilled vinegar: 1 Tbl |
| baking soda: 1 tsp |
| cream cheese: 12 oz (softened) |
| multipurpose shortening: 1/4 cup |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
| sea salt: 1/4 tsp |
| powdered sugar (unsifted): 2 cups (sifted) |
Tv Guide Red Velvet Cake
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
80 min -
Cook Time
30 min -
Servings
1 serving(s)
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- Preheat oven to 350°F Grease two 9" round pans.
- In a large bowl, cream sugar with shortening.
- Add eggs and vanilla, beat well.
- Make a paste of the food colouring, coffee and cocoa, add to above mixture.
- Mix in half the flour and salt, then stir in buttermilk.
- Beat in the remaining flour.
- Mix vinegar and baking soda to combine well (it will foam, if it doesn't, you need new baking soda!). Add to the batter and blend well.
- Bake 30 minutes. Cool completely and refrigerate 2 hours before filling and frosting.
- Beat cream cheese, shortening, vanilla and salt together until well blended.
- Gradually sift and beat in the icing sugar until it's all incorporated.
- Place one cake round on a serving plate and cover with a thick layer of freshly made (so it's soft) frosting.
- Place the second cake round on top and coat with a thin layer of frosting (i.e. the "crumb coat"). Chill until firm.
- Finish frosting the cake and decorate as desired.