aunt marilyn's red velvet cake

Name: Aunt Marilyn's Red Velvet Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## RED VELVET CAKE INGREDIENTS; 1/2 cup(s) shortening; 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 2 - eggs; 2 ounce(s) red food coloring; 2 tablespoon(s) cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 1/4 cup(s) cake flour; 1 cup(s) buttermilk; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon(s) white vinegar; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; ## RED VELVET CAKE ICING; 3 tablespoon(s) all purpose flour; 1 cup(s) milk; 1 pound(s) butter, room temperature; 1 cup(s) sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 cup(s) chopped walnuts

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Carolyn Elliott

Columbus, OH

Updated on Mar 2, 2012

I remember going to gatherings at the Ripley's and there would always be Aunt Marilyn's Red Velvet Cake. It always seemed to be the first to go and I'd never get a piece. Now, it's the first thing I put on my plate. I'm glad she shared it with me to put in our Family Reunion Cookbook.

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prep time 25 Min

cook time 35 Min

method Bake

yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

RED VELVET CAKE INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 - eggs
2 ounces red food coloring
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/4 cups cake flour
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 teaspoon baking soda
RED VELVET CAKE ICING
3 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 cup milk
1 pound butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped walnuts

How To Make aunt marilyn's red velvet cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and line with wax paper 2-9" cake pans ICING BASE (thickener): Cook over medium heat, 3 T all-purpose flour and 1 cup milk, stirring constantly until thickened. Set aside. As it cools, stir frequently.

Step 2

CAKE: Mix together: 1/2 c shortening 1 1/2 c sugar 2 eggs 1 t salt 2 1/4 c cake flour 1 c buttermilk 1 t vanilla extract PASTE: 2 oz red food coloring 2 T cocoa powder Make paste of 2 and add to mixture
Step 3

When all ingredients are mixed, add: 1 T white vinegar mixed with 1 t baking soda and fold into cake. DO NOT BEAT. Divide into 2 cake pans and bake 30-35 minutes.
Step 4

When cakes are cooled, slice through layers and ice between, making a 4-layer cake. Ice sides and top and press chopped walnuts into sides, only. Keep cake cool.
Step 5

ICING: Cream together, 1 lb. butter, 1 cup sugar, and 1 t vanilla extract. Beat thickener into sugar/butter mixture and whip until lite and fluffy.
Step 6

Aunt Marilyn's Personal Notes: 1 cake recipe = 32 cupcakes A single icing recipe is sufficient For any red cakes I make, I increase the amount of icing by 1 1/2 times. NOTE: I have found that this icing recipe quantities is sufficient for a 4-layer cake. I don't know if what she wrote was the "increase 1 1/2 times" or the "single" icing recipe. ~Carolyn
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