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Emerald Velvet Cake With Green Butter Cream Icing Recipe

	Silverqueen / All my dishes 1 year, 8 months ago Well this is a very pretty cake with a vivid green icing I have had this cake for a long time for St. Paddy's day I take it to fellowship around St. Paddy's day and it is gone in a flash of coarse all of the people want the recipe. I did have a ph... More Prep:10m Cook:30m Servings:8	Silverqueen
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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter

1-1/2 cup sugar

2 large eggs

2 Tbsp. powdered cocoa

2 (1/2 oz.) bottles green food coloring

1 tsp. salt

2-1/4 cups all purpose flour

1 cup buttermilk

2 tsp. Pure vanilla extract

1/4 tsp. Pure almond extract

1 Tbsp. white vinegar

1 tsp. baking soda

Butter Cream Icing:

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup vegetable shortening

3 Tbsp. all purpose flour

1 (16-oz.)pkg. confectioners sugar

1/8 tsp. salt

1 tsp. Pure vanilla extract

1/2 tsp, Pure almond extract

3 to 4 tsp. milk

3 to 4 drops green food coloring

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350*F.

Cake:

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy using medium speed of an electric mixer for 4 minutes. Add eggs and beat 2 minutes on high speed.

In a deep bowl put cocoa into green food coloring and make into a paste, slowly add to the batter.

Add salt to flour, then add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk with mixer on low speed.

ad vanilla, vinegar and soda, blend well.

Pour in 2 9" layer pans, greased and lined with waxed paper.

Bake 25 minutes or until cake test for doneness.

Cool on a wire racks for 15 minutes and remove from cake pans and cool on wire racks until completely cooled.

Butter Cream Icing:

Cream butter ans shortening, blend in flour 1 Tbsp. at a time, Beating thoroughly after each addition.

Sift confectioners sugar and salt a small amount at a time beating constantly.

Add extracts

Add milk as needed fro desired consistency

Add green food coloring.

spread on cooled cake.

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Comments

krumkake 1 year, 8 months ago said:
That would be PERFECT for St Paddy's Day - thank you for sharing this recipe. I have a feeling this will become a family tradition around here - the cake sounds moist and delicious, and the green coloring just makes it perfect for the holiday...thank you!

juliecake 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Perfect cake for the holiday! Sounds delicious. Thanks!!

jeffsgirl 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Thanks for this post. Are you making this for your party tomorrow? Have fun! Go Jeff!

momo_55grandma 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Wow a definite cohaholic cake wow I can taste it now thanks buddy

tippystclair 1 year, 5 months ago said:
This looks wonderful and I will make it tomorrow!
Kath
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cougarwoman 4 days, 3 hours ago said:
Wow..I am for all things Irish..being 3 parts..St. Patricks day is my #1 fav holiday..I love red velvet cake..what's not to love about this..green..my fav color..Thanks so much will try this soon...

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silverqueen 1 year, 8 months ago said:
As I have said before this is a beautiful cake to look at with it's vivid green icing but it is a very light chocolate taste. It is really very tasty.

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