RAVISHING RED VELVET CAKE

Ravishing Red Velvet Cake image

Quick and easy red velvet cake.

Provided by Julie Dugas

Categories Desserts Cakes Holiday Cake Recipes

Time 1h55m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

½ cup shortening
1 ½ cups white sugar
2 eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon butter flavored extract
4 tablespoons red food coloring
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
1 teaspoon salt
2 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ cup butter, room temperature
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round pans.
Beat shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing until fully incorporated. Stir in butter flavoring. Make a paste with food coloring and cocoa and add to the shortening mixture.
Mix buttermilk, salt, baking soda and vinegar; add to batter alternating with the flour mixture.
Divide batter into prepared pans. Bake in preheated oven until cake springs back when touched lightly with a finger or tester comes out clean, 20 to 30 minutes. Cook completely on wire rack.
To Make Cream Cheese Frosting: beat butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix until well blended.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 578.8 calories, Carbohydrate 86.8 g, Cholesterol 72.7 mg, Fat 24.1 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 6.1 g, SaturatedFat 11.6 g, Sodium 442.8 mg, Sugar 65.4 g