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Red Velvet Cake
Tawra Kellam
Ingredients
Cake:
3/4 cup butter
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
2 teaspoons vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 to 2 ounces red food coloring
2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup buttermilk
Red Velvet Frosting:
2/3 cup milk
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions
Cream together butter, eggs and sugar in a bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients except the flour and buttermilk. Mix well. Add flour and buttermilk alternately. Beat until all the lumps are out. Pour into a greased and floured 9x13-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes clean. Frost with Red Velvet Frosting.
For frosting, cook milk and flour until thick, stirring constantly. Cool thoroughly. Beat milk and flour for one minute until fluffy. Beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add to milk and flour and add vanilla. Mix well. Frosts one Red Velvet Cake.