Red Velvet Cake recipe

Name: Red Velvet Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup white sugar; 1 cup milk; 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 cup butter, room temperature; 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 4 tablespoons red food coloring; 2 tablespoons cocoa; 0.5 cup shortening; 1.5 teaspoons baking soda; 1.5 cups white sugar; 2.5 cups sifted all-purpose flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch round pans.

Step 2

Mix buttermilk, salt, and 1 teaspoon vanilla together in a small bowl. Add flour, alternating with buttermilk mixture, mixing just until incorporated. Mix vinegar and baking soda together; gently fold into cake batter and pour into prepared pans.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool, about 30 minutes.

Step 4

Make the cake: Beat 1 1/2 cups sugar and shortening together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine red food coloring and cocoa to make a paste; add to creamed mixture.

Step 5

Make the icing: Heat milk and flour in a saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until thick. Set aside to cool completely.

Step 6

Meanwhile, beat sugar, butter, and vanilla together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add cooled flour mixture and beat until frosting is a good spreading consistency. Frost cake layers when completely cool.