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red velvet cake, mom

Recipe by
Megan Stewart
Middletown, OH

Mom also made homemade Red Velvet Cake Frosting (the recipe is in JAP), to make this cake extra special.

yield 8 serving(s)
method Bake

Ingredients For red velvet cake, mom

  • 2 bottle
    red food coloring (the actual bottle, not the squeeze tube)
  • 2 bottle
    water (the food coloring bottles)
  • 3 Tbsp
    instant cocoa
  • 1/2 c
    crisco
  • 1 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 2
    eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 c
    cake flour
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 c
    buttermilk
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    vinegar

How To Make red velvet cake, mom

  • 1
    Make a paste of food coloring and cocoa and set aside. Cream Crisco and sugar, add eggs. Alternately add flour, salt, buttermilk and vanilla. Add paste, then stir in soda and vinegar. Bake at 350 degrees 30-35 min.

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