RED VELVET CAKE - SHANNY'S

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Categories     Cake     Dessert     Bake     Christmas

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 cup crisco shortening
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 oz red food coloring
2 tablespoons cocoa
2 1/4 cups flour
1 scant teaspoon of salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon vinegar

Steps:

  • Grease two 8 inch cake pans with crisco, then add some flour. Tap out the extra flour. In a mixing bowl, put in shortening. Add sugar and cream it in to the shortening. Then add the eggs. In a separate small bowl, mix the red food coloring and cocoa to make a paste. Using a spatula, add the paste to the mixture above. Use mixer and mix on slow speed. In a separate bowl, mix flour and salt. Add some of the flour/salt mixture to the mixture above. Then, add some of the buttermilk and use mixer to blend. Alternate adding the flour/salt mixture and the buttermilk i until they are all added and blended nicely. Add vanilla, baking soda, and vinegar and mix on low speed. Vinegar may foam. Pour into two greased, floured 8 inch cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Check at 22 minutes and continue checking. Let cool and frost.

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