Grandma's Red Velvet Cake
Grandma's Red Velvet Cake recipe
Yield
16 servingsPrep
15 minCook
30 minReady
45 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
cocoa powder
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 2 | ounces |
food coloring
red |
*
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | cup |
buttermilk
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
vinegar
|
|
| 2 ¼ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 355 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
cocoa powder
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 57.8 | ml/g |
food coloring
red |
*
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 237 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
| 15 | ml |
vinegar
|
|
| 532 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
Directions
Heat oven to 350℉ (180℃).
Grease and flour two 9 inch cake pans.
Cream shortening and sugar.
Add eggs and continue beating hard.
Make a paste of food coloring and cocoa, add to mixture and continue to beat hard.
Add salt and flour alternately with buttermilk.
Add vanilla and beat hard.
Add vinegar to soda, then blend gently into mixture.
Pour into greased and floured cake pans and bake 20 to 30 minutes.
