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      Title: Red Velvet Cake # 1
 Categories: Cheesecakes, Chocolate
      Yield: 6 servings
 
      1 c  Butter
  2 1/2 c  Flour
  1 1/2 c  Sugar
      2    Eggs
      1 oz Red food coloring
      1 ts Water
      2 ts Cocoa
      1 ts Salt; scant
      1 ts Baking soda
      1 ts Vanilla
      1 c  Buttermilk
      1 ts Vinegar
 
  Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and beat well; add food
  coloring and water.  Sift flour, salt, soda and cocoa
  together and add to creamed mixture with buttermilk and
  vanilla.  Add vinegar (fold in lightly). Grease and flour 2
  9-inch cake pans.  Bake at 350F for about 30 minutes.
  Here's a good frosting for this cake: CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
  8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature 1/2 stick (1/4 cup)
  butter, softened 2 c confectioneres' sugar, sifted if lumpy
  1 tsp vanilla extract Combine the cream cheese, butter,
  confectioners' sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl.  Beat
  well, or process until perfectly smooth and spreadable.
  You will have enough to fill and frost cake.
 
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