Red Velvet Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup crisco
• 1 tsp. crisco
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tblsp. vinegar
• 2 tblsp. cocoa
• 1 oz. bottle of red food coloring
• 2 1/4 cups cake flour or flour
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tblsp. hot water
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• Butter Frosting: As Follows
• 1 cup Milk
• 3 tblsp. flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup Butter
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Instructions

1. 1

   Use 2 or 3 8" pans. Grease the bottoms of pans only. ( use parchment paper on the bottoms of pans )

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

3. 3

   Put 1 cup plus the 1 tsp. of crisco in a mixing bowl along with the sugar & cream until light & fluffy.

4. 4

   Add the eggs, salt & vinegar.

5. 5

   Next add the cocoa & red food coloring.

6. 6

   Add alternately the flour & buttermilk.

7. 7

   Mix in a cup the baking soda, hot water & vanilla.

8. 8

   Add the baking soda mixture to the cake batter.

9. 9

   Divide the batter up & spread evenly into the pans. ( It does not matter how many pans you use )

10. 10

    Bake 35 to 40 minutes until cake is done in center.

11. 11

    Cool in pans for 15 minutes then place on wire rack to cool completely.

12. 12

    For a delicious frosting to complement the cake, use a butter frosting.

13. 13

    Butter Frosting for Red Velvet Cake; As Follows:

14. 14

    Cook until thick 1 cup milk & 3 tblsp. of flour

15. 15

    Once the mixture is very thick, set aside to cool completely.

16. 16

    Place 1 cup butter & 1 cup sugar in a mixing bowl & cream until light & fluffy.

17. 17

    Combine the butter/sugar mixture with the milk mixture a little at a time until light & fluffy.

18. 18

    Add 1 tsp. vanilla to mixture.

19. 19

    Continue to whip the mixture until fluffy.

20. 20

    Spread the icing onto the layers of the cake. Cover the sides with icing & top of cake.