Southern Belle Red Velvet Cake
From lura 16 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 8
Just like a southern belle it is innocent, beautiful, and rich. Yet, the name itself has a vampy allure: red velvet mmm....
Ingredients
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- 2 1/2 cups flour shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups sugar shopping list
- 1 tsp baking soda shopping list
- 1 tsp salt shopping list
- 1 tsp cocoa powder shopping list
- 1 tsp vanilla shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil shopping list
- 1 cup buttermilk - room temperature shopping list
- 2 large eggs - room temperature shopping list
- 2 Tbl red food coloring shopping list
- 1 tsp white distilled vinegar shopping list
- pecans & coconut - garnish shopping list
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- Icing: cream cheese frosting shopping list
- 1 lb. butter shopping list
- 2 - 8oz pkg cream cheese shopping list
- 4+ cups powdered sugar shopping list
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla shopping list
- 2 egg whites shopping list
How to make it
- Cake:
- In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, soda, salt, & cocoa.
- In another bowl whisk together oil, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vinegar, & vanilla.
- Mix dry and wet ingredients together.
- Preheat oven at 350°.
- Put mixture in oil (vegetable)/floured pans (3 round)
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- After Icing add pecans and coconut as garnish!
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- Icing:
- Beat butter and cream cheese together.
- Incorporate everything else at once and beat until fluffy (3-5 min.)
- Spread on Cake
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Reviewed by 10 people-
lady in red is dancing with me cheek to cheek ..remember that song i love it ..........so pretty just like your cake and avatar red velvet is such a beautiful cake and good too very lovely lura.....................
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minitindel
in THE HEART OF THE WINE COUNTRY loved it
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Love red velvet! A true southern cake! Good post! Thanks! Deb
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One of my all-time faves. It's so delicious - thanks so much! :) vickie
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