ORIGINAL RECIPE FOR RED VELVET CAKE-1963
I got this recipe from Diane Small about 1963. I babysat for her children. I had the cake at her house and fell in love with it. I copied the recipe from a Nashville newspaper article on the recipe's origins from the Waldorff Astoria Hotel in NYC. I know the recipe is over 50 years old. It is a family favorite. I am including the...
Provided by Dianne L. Killian
Categories Cakes
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Make a paste with cocoa and food coloring.
- 2. Cream shortening,sugar,and eggs.
- 3. Mix vanilla and buttermilk. Add alternately with flour to batter. Then add cocoa paste. Mix vinegar and soda and fold into batter. This makes three 8-inch layers.
- 4. For icing: Cook flour and milk until thick. Chill in refrigerator till cold. Beat butter, sugar, and vanilla tillvery creamy. Do not underbeat. Add milk mixture and beat till fluffy. Spread on cake.
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