Red Velvet Cake Recipes

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Red velvet cake is a rich, sweet cake that is deep red in color thanks to the red food coloring and cocoa. This cake tastes delicious, but is almost too pretty to eat. Here are 3 red velvet cake recipes for you to enjoy. Pick your favorite and make one today.

Red Velvet Cake Recipe 1

Ingredients:

1/2 cup shortening

2 eggs

2 1/2 cups sifted flour

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 ounces red food coloring

1 tablespoon white vinegar

2 teaspoons cocoa

1 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon almond extract

1 teaspoon orange extract

Directions:

Mix baking soda and vinegar together and set aside. Cream shortening, sugar and eggs. Make a paste of food coloring and cocoa. Add eggs to sugar mixture, then add buttermilk and alternate with dry ingredients. Add vanilla, orange and almond extracts. Add vinegar and baking soda last. Bake in two 9 inch round pans at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Frost with cream cheese frosting.

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Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients:

3 ounce package cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup margarine

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 tablespoon milk

2 cups powdered sugar

1/3 cup pecans, finely chopped

Directions:

Beat together softened cream cheese and margarine, then add vanilla and milk, sifted powdered sugar and beat until smooth. Use 1/3 of the frosting to frost between the 2 layers and frost top of cake with remaining frosting and allow to drizzle down sides. Sprinkle nuts on top.

Red Velvet Cake Recipe 2

Ingredients:

1/2 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vinegar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cocoa

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup milk

2 1/2 cups flour

1/2 cup shortening

1/2 to 1 teaspoon red food coloring

Directions:

Cream sugar, shortening and eggs until light, then add the food coloring. Add milk, salt, cocoa, baking powder and then stir in flour. Add vinegar and baking soda and then the vanilla. Mix all ingredients well and pour into round cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Icing

Ingredients:

1 cup milk

3 tablespoons flour

1 cup sugar

1 cup butter

Directions:

Combine milk and flour and cook until thick. Let cool then cream with sugar and butter. Ice cooled cake.

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