Original Red Velvet Cake With Frosting
By: Anonymous
Published: Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 2:49am

Ingredients




1/2 cup Butter
1 1/2 cups Sugar
2 Eggs
2 tablespoons Cocoa
2 ounces Red Food Coloring
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Buttermilk
2 cups Flour
1 tablespoon Vinegar
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 cup Milk
5 tablespoons Flour
1 cup Butter
1 cup Granulated Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla

Preparation

1 CAKE: Cream together butter, sugar and eggs. Make a paste of cocoa and food coloring. Add the paste to the creamed mixture. Mix salt and vanilla in buttermilk and add a;ternately with the flour. Mix soda and vinegar separately, add last, folding in. DO NOT BEAT after adding soda mixture. 2 Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. ICING: Boil together milk and flour until thickened. Let stand until cool. Cream together butter, sugar amd vanilla. 3 Add milk and flour mix and beat very well. (The longer you beat it the better it gets)

Comments:
Nola Lawhorn

IN THE FROSTING IF YOU USE 8 OZ OF CREAM CHEESE AND 8 OZ OF MASCARPONE CHEESE  IT MAKES A MUCH BETTER FROSTING.  THEN GARNISH WITH A BIT OF TOASTED COCONUT.  GREAT TASTE AND LOOK