Best 2 Old Fashioned Red Velvet Cake Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) cake pans.
• In a medium bowl or on a piece of waxed paper, sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together sugar and butter.
• Beat in eggs one at a time.
• Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk.
• Beat in food coloring and vinegar, then add vanilla.
• Spread the batter evenly in the pans.
• Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Turn out onto a rack to cool.
• Frosting: Blend cream cheese and butter together in a mixing bowl.
• Add marshmallows and sugar and blend.
• Fold in nuts.
• Spread between layers and on top and sides of cooled cake.

OLD FASHIONED RED VELVET CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease & lightly flour two 9" round or a 9 x 13 pan. In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter & sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla. Combine flour, cinnamon, cocoa, baking powder, & salt in a medium bowl. Add this gradually to the creamed mixture, alternating with the milk. Add the food coloring. Dissolve the baking soda in the vinegar and fold very carefully into the batter. Stir to combine and do not overmix. Pour into prepared pan(s) and bake about 30 minutes or until the cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool on wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from pans & cool completely before frosting.
• 2. To make sour milk (if you don't want to be bothered with buttermilk): Add one tablespoon of white vinegar to a cup of milk. This is IN ADDITION TO the vinegar used in the above recipe.
• 3. FROSTING: 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 cup cold water 2 sticks butter or margarine (orig. recipe uses Crisco) 1 cup granulated sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla Using a wire wisk, thoroughly combine flour and water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until slightly clear. Cool for 2 hours. Cream together butter (or Crisco), sugar, and vanilla. Add butter mixture to the cooled flour mixture. Beat until light & fluffy. Frost cake (also put between the layers if you used cake pans).