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Grandma’s Old Fashioned Red Velvet Cake Recipe

Grandma’s Old Fashioned Red Velvet Cake Recipe

Grandma’s Old Fashioned Red Velvet Cake Recipe is a moist fluffy cake with a beautiful vibrant red hue covered in a delicious ermine frosting.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Cooling Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 slices
Calories 350 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 9-inch cake pans
  • Stand mixer with paddle attachment
  • 3 Small bowls
  • medium saucepan

Ingredients
  

Red Velvet Cake

  • 1 cup Spry (Crisco or Palm Shortening)
  • 1.5 cups Sugar
  • 0.25 cup Red food coloring
  • 2 tablespoon Cocoa
  • 0.5 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1 cup Buttermilk
  • 2.25 cups Flour
  • 1 tablespoon Vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Baking soda

Ermine Frosting

  • 2 cups Milk
  • 0.5 cup Flour
  • 2 cups Butter at room temperature
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 2 teaspoon Vanilla

Instructions
 

Red Velvet Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans.
  • Cream spry and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer until fluffy.
  • Add eggs and beat for one minute.
  • Mix cocoa, salt, and red color in a small bowl.
  • Add cocoa mixture to the spry mixture until thoroughly combined.
  • Mix vanilla and buttermilk and add to the spry mixture alternating with the flour, beginning and ending with flour. Mix thoroughly after each addition.
  • Mix vinegar and soda in a bowl and fold into the above mixture.
  • Divide batter into the prepared pans and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Do not overcook.
  • Cool on racks.
  • Cut each layer into two layers.
  • Frost cake and serve.

Ermine Frosting

  • Cook milk and flour in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, until a thick paste forms. Let stand until cool, then put in the refrigerator until cold.
  • Beat the butter, sugar, and vanilla until fluffy.
  • Add cold milk mixture and beat frosting on medium speed until fluffy.
  • Add a dollop of frosting to the cake plate before adding your first layer.
  • Frost the cake with an offset spatula.
  • Store the cake in the refrigerator for up to five days. Cover with plastic wrap to keep the cake from drying out.

Notes

This recipe yields a deliciously moist cake ideal for any occasion.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 4gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 220mgPotassium: 150mgFiber: 1gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 10IUCalcium: 2mgIron: 6mg
Keyword cake, dessert, Frosting, Grandma's Recipe, Red Velvet Cake, Traditional
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