MOMMA'S RED VELVET CAKE 1960'S

Steps:

• 1. **** Cream butter and sugar. This would be key to cream butter & sugar until light and fluffy [15 min. approx.] Mix cocoa and beet powder together in a small bowl, till they are well mixed and there are no chunkies [a mortar and pestle would work beautifully if i had one]. Add beet powder and cocoa to your creamed butter and sugar, Mix well.
• 2. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well, but Do Not over beat. i read somewhere if you mix your eggs too much your cake will fall in the middle, because, by beating the eggs too long you add too much air.
• 3. Mix salt and vanilla w/buttermilk. Add to creamed mixture alternately w/flour.
• 4. Blend in soda, baking powder and vinegar; fold into mixture. Do Not Beat***. i mixed this together at the beginning in a small bowl and set aside. i also mixed the salt, vanilla and buttermilk and the beet powder and cocoa and let them sit in little bowls till i'm ready for them****.
• 5. Turn batter into a prepared 9x13 stoneware pan. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes. Turn out of pan in 10 min. Cool completely 12 cupcakes 18-20 minutes.
• 6. BAKERY FROSTING Blend 5 tbs flour and 1 cup milk cook to a very thick paste, stirring constantly. Pour into bowl cover w/clear wrap. Let stand until cool. In the mean time, cream 1 c of butter till light, gradually add 1 c of granulated sugar, continue beating till very light and fluffy. Gradually add paste beat about 10 minutes until frosting is about the consistency of whipped cream. Finally add 1 Tsp of vanilla