Awesome Red Velvet Cake with Red Velvet Icing
Awesome Red Velvet Cake with Red Velvet Icing recipe
Yield
16 servingsPrep
20 minCook
30 minReady
2½ hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
cocoa powder
|
|
| 1 | cup |
buttermilk
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | cups |
cake flour
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 2 | ounces |
food coloring
red |
*
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
almond extract
|
*
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
vinegar
|
|
| Red velvet icing | |||
| 1 | cup |
milk
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | dash |
salt
|
*
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| ½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| ¼ | pound |
margarine
|
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
almond extract
|
*
|
|
oreo cookies
desugared |
*
|
||
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 15 | ml |
cocoa powder
|
|
| 237 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 355 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 473 | ml |
cake flour
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 57.8 | ml/g |
food coloring
red |
*
|
| 2.5 | ml |
almond extract
|
*
|
| 15 | ml |
vinegar
|
|
| Red velvet icing | |||
| 237 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 59 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | dash |
salt
|
*
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 118 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 113.4 | g |
margarine
|
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 5 | ml |
almond extract
|
*
|
| 1 | x |
oreo cookies
desugared |
*
|
Directions
Cream shortening, sugar and eggs.
Sift cake flour, cocoa and salt together 3 times.
Add alternately with buttermilk to shortening mixture.
Add food coloring, flavorings and soda mixed with vinegar.
Pour into greased a floured cake pans and bake at 350℉ (180℃) F for 25 to 30 minutes.
Test for doneness.
Cool.
Frost with:
RED VELVET ICING
Cook milk, flour and salt over low flame to pudding stage.
Cool in refrigerator.
Cream shortening, oleo and sugar.
Add flavorings.
Add mixture to cooled pudding mix.
Beat until Smooth.
Add desugared, crumbled Oreo cookies.
Spread between layers and then ice thickly on the top and sides of cake.
Refrigerate until ready for special occasion.
