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Red Velvet Original Cake Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Shirleyoma / All my dishes 2 years, 3 months ago Talk about the King of Red Velvets, here it is! Prep:15m Cook:25m Servings:8	Shirleyoma
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Ingredients

* 2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour

* 2 teaspoons cocoa powder

* 1 teaspoon baking soda

* 1 teaspoon baking powder

* 1 teaspoon salt

* 1 1/2 cups sugar

* 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened

* 2 large eggs

* 1 cup buttermilk

* 4 ounces red food coloring

* 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar

* 1 teaspoon vanilla

Icing:

* 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened

* 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter or margarine, softened

* 1 pound box confectioners’ sugar

* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

* 1 cup chopped pecans

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) cake pans. In a medium bowl or on a piece of waxed paper, sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In a large bowl, cream together sugar and butter. Beat in eggs one at a time. Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk. Beat in food coloring and vinegar, then add vanilla. Spread the batter evenly in the pans.

Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Turn out onto a rack to cool.

FOR THE FROSTING:

In a large bowl, cream the cream cheese and butter. Beat in confectioners' sugar until fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Stir in pecans. Use frosting to fill and ice cake.

Slice and serve on individual plates.

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Comments

mdstblz 2 years, 3 months ago said:
One of my favorites!!!

krumkake 2 years, 3 months ago said:
That's a beautiful picture of a beautiful dessert! Thanks, Shirley - I do believe that IS the king of red velvets!!

shirleyoma 2 years, 3 months ago said:
Just wait till you try it, soooooo good!!!

sweetthing1953 2 years, 2 months ago said:
Sounds great. I can't wait to try it. I have a similar recipe and I love to make it at Christmas. I'm trying yours this year. Thanks for posting.

organicmama 2 years, 2 months ago said:
Shirley,
Can we make this cake in the shape of an armadillo? Will gray frosting work?

trackwidow 2 years, 1 month ago said:
I have a cookbook with a Red Velvet Cake recipe and I couldn't find it this morning. It was my favorite recipe. I started searching for recipes here and found it. This is an awesome recipe! Thank you for posting it. I am making it today for my daughter's birthday.

shandy 2 years ago said:
Hello and thank you soooo much for posting this wonderful recipe!!! I made this for one of my Thanksgiving desserts and it was absolutely beautiful =D. My daughter asked for it and this is my first try at making it. I also made this cake into three layers using 8-inch cake pans. . .beautiful =D

achope246 2 years ago said:
This sounds just like the recipe my deceased grandmother used to make!

michellem 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Nice pictures! Love this cake..how did I miss it..

lunasea 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Oh yeah, Shirley baby - you got my number on this one! This is one of my favorite cakes of all time - it's a classic and DE-licious! Thanks for the inspiration...I'm making one today. *Hugs* =)

And those are great pictures!

shayshaylaboogie 3 months, 4 weeks ago said:
I made cupcakes and turned them upside down and iced them as mini cakes. Delicious recipe!

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