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Date: 07-23-53 (08 19)             Number: 396
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Subj: Re: Red Velvet *CR*            Conf: (37) Home Cooki
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 Ga> GATE!VirtualNET #1 AT 1407000

 Ga> [From] Linda Bloom

 Ga> Does anyone have a recipe for Red Velvet Cake?  If so, please share
 Ga> it.  Thanks!

 Linda, I found a couple but this one sounded better as it also included a
 frosting recipe.  Hope this is what you're looking for.

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      Title: Waldorf Red Velvet Cake and Frosting
 Categories: Cakes, Desserts
   Servings: 12

MMMMM-------------------------------CAKE------------------------------------
    1/2 c  Shortening                          1 ts Baking soda
      2    Eggs                            1 1/2 c  Sugar
      1 ts Vanilla                           1/4 c  Food coloring, red
      1 ts Salt                                2 tb Cocoa
  2 1/2 c  Flour, all purpose; sifted          1 c  Buttermilk
           -2 to 3 times                       1 tb Vinegar

MMMMM-----------------------------FROSTING----------------------------------
      1 c  Milk                                1 c  Sugar, powdered; sifted
      5 ts Flour, all purpose                  1 ts Vanilla
      1 c  Butter

  CAKE:  Cream shortening and sugar till fluffy.  Add eggs and beat 1 minute.
  Add salt, beat.  Add vanilla and coloring to buttermilk. Alternate adding
  flour and milk mixtures to batter. Combine soda and vinegar in cup and add
  to cake batter.  Bake in (2) 9" cake pans at 350F for 25 to 30 minutes.
  Cool on cake racks.

  FROSTING: Cook milk and flour until thick; cool in fridge. Beat butter,
  sugar and vanilla with mixer. Add flour and milk mixture a little at a time
  (make ahead of cake so that it has plenty of time to cool). Beat well.

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