Red Velvet Cake and Frosting

Ingredients

• 1/2 C butter
• 1 1/2 C sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• (2) 1 oz bottles or red food coloring
• 2 T cocoa
• 2 1/2 C flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 C buttermilk
• 1 1/2 tsp soda
• 1 T vinegar
• VELVET BUTTER FROSTING
• 1 C milk
• 6 T flour
• 1 C butter
• 1 1/2 C powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla

Directions

Cream butter and sugar thoroughly. Add eggs. Stir in vanilla. Mix food coloring with cocoa and let set for a few minutes before adding to above mixture. Sift together flour and salt. Add flour and buttermilk alternately. Mix soda and vinegar; fold into above mixture. Pour into 9" round layer pans and bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

Frosting:

Mix milk and flour. Cook over low heat until very thick. Cool. Cream together butter, powdered sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add the cooled cooked mixture to the creamed mixture and mix until just blended.

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Our collection
Submitted By: Sandy Wells
sanwells@pacbell.net
Red Velvet Cake and Frosting