*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                   ORIGINAL RED VELVET CAKE & FROSTING

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Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cakes                            Chocolate

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                        -----CAKE-----
     1/2   c            Butter
   1 1/2   c            Sugar
   2                    Eggs
   2       tb           Cocoa
   2       oz           Red food coloring
   1       t            Vanilla
   1       t            Salt
   1       c            Buttermilk
   2       c            Flour
   1       tb           Vinegar
   1       t            Baking soda
                        -----FROSTING-----
   1       c            Milk
   5       tb           Flour
   1       c            Butter
   1       c            Sugar
   1       t            Vanilla

  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 alternately with the flour.  Mix
  soda and vinegar separately, add last, folding in.  DO
  NOT BEAT after adding soda mixture. Bake at 350
  degrees for 30 minutes.
  
  ICING: Boil together milk and flour until thickened.
  Let stand until cool. Cream together butter, sugar and
  vanilla. Add milk and flour mix and beat very well.
  (The longer you beat it the better it gets.)
 


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