Red Velvet Cake
"This is the most wonderful recipe for Red Velvet Cake (I use pecans not walnuts). Got this from a friend in Georgia a while back and have made it lots of times. It's my husband's favorite cake, and whenever I bring it to a potluck everybody loves it."
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
-
1 cake
ingredients
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Cake
- 2 1⁄2 cups sifted flour
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cocoa
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 1⁄2 cups Crisco or 1 1/2 cups Wesson Oil
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 2 eggs
- 1 (1 ounce) bottle red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon butternut flavoring (or butter flavoring)
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Filling and Frosting
- 1⁄2 cup margarine
- 1 (8 ounce) package Philadelphia Cream Cheese
- 1 box confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup chopped toasted nuts (pecans or walnuts)
directions
- Cake layers: Sift dry ingredients together.
- Add remaining ingredients in order listed; mix thoroughly.
- Grease and flour 2 layer cake pans.
- Spread batter in pans.
- Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes, or until done.
- Remove from pans.
- Cool.
- Filling& Frosting: Let margarine and cream cheese soften to room temperature.
- Cream well.
- Add sugar, beat well until creamy.
- Add vanilla and nuts.
- Spread some of the frosting on top of first cake layer.
- Top with second cake layer.
- Spread remaining frosting on cake.
- Store cake in a cool place.
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Reviews
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This cake was not that good at all. -
Made this for a party. The icing was great but I thought the cake tasted bland - I could taste the veg oil. Everyone at the party said it was okay.
