MOTHER'S RED VELVET CAKE (SALLYE)

Name: MOTHER'S RED VELVET CAKE (SALLYE)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12+ slices
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tsp white vinegar; 1 tsp cocoa powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 c butter, softened; 2 c granulated sugar; 2-1/2 c cake flour; 1 tsp salt; 1 c buttermilk; 2 large eggs; 2 Tbsp red food coloring drops; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; FROSTINGS:; https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/cake/cream-cheese-frosting-sallye.html; OR USE https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/cake/butter-cream-frosting-sallye.html

By sallye bates
@grandedame

This recipe was passed down by my mother, who loved to bake.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Comments:

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Serves:

12+ slices

Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

35 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

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1 tsp

white vinegar
1 tsp

cocoa powder
1 tsp

baking soda
1 c

butter, softened
2 c

granulated sugar
2-1/2 c

cake flour
1 tsp

salt
1 c

buttermilk
2 large

eggs
2 Tbsp

red food coloring drops
1 tsp

pure vanilla extract
FROSTINGS:
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CREAM CHEESE FROSTING (SALLYE)
OR USE

BUTTER CREAM FROSTING (SALLYE)

How to Make MOTHER'S RED VELVET CAKE (SALLYE)

Step-by-Step

PREPARATION:

Preheat oven to 350º
Grease and flour three (3) 8" or 9" round cake pans, set aside

In small bowl, mix cocoa powder and vinegar to form a paste, set aside
Beat sugar and butter together until creamy

Continue to beat while adding eggs, and continue beating until fluffy.

Add cocoa paste to butter mixture and beat until blended.
FROM THIS POINT FORWARD, YOU WILL USE A WOODEN SPOON TO MIX.

Sift salt, soda and flour together.

Stir into butter mixture until well blended

Add buttermilk, cake coloring and vanilla to mixture

Continue stirring with wooden spoon until well blended.
Pour batter equally into three prepared cake pans.
Smooth out batter in pans.

Place in preheated oven and cook for approximately 35 minutes (until toothpick inserted in thickest part comes out clean).
Remove from oven and let cool in pans for approximately 10 minutes.

Turn out onto cooling rack. Allow to cool completely before transferring to serving dish.

frost with your favorite icing.

Cream cheese frosting and butter cream frosting links are in comments below.
Ice with your choice of frosting.

Enjoy