Emerald Velvet Cake With Green Butter Cream Icing
From silverqueen 16 years agoIngredients
- 1/2 cup butter shopping list
- 1-1/2 cup sugar shopping list
- 2 large eggs shopping list
- 2 Tbsp. powdered cocoa shopping list
- 2 (1/2 oz.) bottles green food coloring shopping list
- 1 tsp. salt shopping list
- 2-1/4 cups all purpose flour shopping list
- 1 cup buttermilk shopping list
- 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract shopping list
- 1/4 tsp. Pure almond extract shopping list
- 1 Tbsp. white vinegar shopping list
- 1 tsp. baking soda shopping list
- butter Cream Icing: shopping list
- 1/2 cup butter shopping list
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening shopping list
- 3 Tbsp. all purpose flour shopping list
- 1 (16-oz.)pkg. confectioners sugar shopping list
- 1/8 tsp. salt shopping list
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract shopping list
- 1/2 tsp, Pure almond extract shopping list
- 3 to 4 tsp. milk shopping list
- 3 to 4 drops green food coloring shopping list
How to make it
- 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.
The Rating
Reviewed by 4 people-
wow a definite cohaholic cake wow I can taste it now thanks buddy
momo_55grandma in Mountianview loved it -
This looks wonderful and I will make it tomorrow!
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:}tippystclair in North Hollywood loved it -
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...
cougarwoman in Elyria loved it
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