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Red Velvet Cake Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • grease and flour 3 9inch cake pans
  • cream butter, shortening and sugar
  • add eggs one at a time
  • combine flour, soda, salt and sugar and gradually add to butter mixture alternating with buttermilk
  • add vanilla and food coloring
  • blend well
  • pour into pans and bake 25-30 minutes
  • cool
  • for frosting
  • blend confectioners sugar, margarine, vanilla and cream with mixer until smooth and fluffy
  • additional cream may be needed to achieve consistency
  • frost layers and assemble
  • tint coconut with red food coloring and sprinkle over top
  • sides are not frosted

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    " It was excellent "
    choclytcandy ate it and said...
    I know this will be delicious. I have a version very close to this one, minus the coconut. I'll have to try this one next time. Thanks for the post. ^5
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    " It was excellent "
    diannehocut ate it and said...
    Red velvet...such beautiful cakes! Thanks for the post. 5UP

    Dianne
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    " It was excellent "
    tablescape ate it and said...
    Yum!!
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    " It was excellent "
    snowcat17 ate it and said...
    Hey, I had a 'prob;em' with piece of c--- computer... so if there is a comment left in the 'lurch' my apology... as, I was saying, this sounds it will be perfect for New Year's!!! HIGH FIVE FORKS!!!!
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