How to Make a Red Velvet Cake

Ingredients

For cake:

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 1/2 oz red food coloring
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 tablespoon vinegar

For Frosting:

• 1 c. sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3 tbsp. flour
• 1 c. butter
• 1 c. vitamin D whole milk

Steps

1. Gather all of the ingredients.
2. Cream shortening and gradually add in sugar.
3. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg is added.
4. Make a paste out of the cocoa and food coloring, then add in cream.
5. Add salt, flour, vanilla, and buttermilk, beating well after each ingredient is added.
6. Pour vinegar over the batter.
7. Stir until well mixed.
8. Finally, put the cake in a 30 inch cake pan (can other size if preferred) and bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.
9. Wait about 20 minutes to cool before frosting.
10. FROSTING RECIPE
11. Cook flour and milk in a double boiler until thick, stirring constantly.
12. Cream sugar, flour, and vanilla until light and fluffy.
13. Blend the cooked mixture with the creamed one and keep refrigerated.
14. Frost the cake and enjoy!

Warnings

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  Wear oven mitts when handling cakes or any other hot food.
• If you use other than whole milk for the frosting, your frosting may come out too runny.

Things You'll Need

• cake pan
• double boiler