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Red Velvet Cake Recipe

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Ingredients

Directions

Step #1 Preheat oven to 350°F Grease & lightly flour two 9" cake pans.
Step #2 Combine sifted flour & salt; set aside.
Step #3 Put cocoa in small bowl.
Step #4 Gradually add food coloring, stirring until smooth.
Step #5 Set aside.
Step #6 With electric mixer at medium speed, cream together shortening & sugar.
Step #7 Beating 5 mins until fluffy.
Step #8 (Do not shorten shortening/sugar creaming time!).
Step #9 Gradually add egg whites, beating for at least 30 seconds after each addition.
Step #10 With mixer at lowish speed, add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk & vanilla, scraping sides of bowl as necessary.
Step #11 Add cocoa mixture.
Step #12 Blend well by hand.
Step #13 Do not beat.
Step #14 In small bowl, hand mix vinegar w/ baking soda.
Step #15 Stir briefly to mix, & then fold into cake batter.
Step #16 Do not beat.
Step #17 Pour batter into prepared cake pans.
Step #18 Bake 25-30 mins or until toothpick tests done.
Step #19 To make frosting: Combine sugar, water, cream of tartar & salt in saucepan.
Step #20 Bring to boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved & mixture is syrupy.
Step #21 While beating with electric mixer, slowly add syrup to unbeaten egg whites in mixing bowl.
Step #22 Do not stop beating until stiff peaks form (about 7 mins).
Step #23 Beat in vanilla.
Step #24 Allow cake layers to cool on rack 10 mins before turning out, & let cool completely before frosting.
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