Southern Red Velvet Cake

Name: Southern Red Velvet Cake
Total time: 165
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 0.5 cup shortening; 1.5 cups white sugar; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon butter flavored extract; 3 tablespoons cocoa powder; 0.5 ounce red food coloring; 2.5 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup buttermilk; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar; 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 1 cup milk; 0.5 cup butter; 1 cup white sugar; 0.5 cup shortening; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons butter flavored extract

Recipe by FTWRTHDAVIS from allrecipes.com

Dessert 3 Hr. 45 Mins.

Ingredients

16 servings

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0.5 cup shortening
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1.5 cups white sugar
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2 eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon butter flavored extract
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3 tablespoons cocoa powder
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0.5 ounce red food coloring
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2.5 cups all-purpose flour
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1 cup buttermilk
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1 teaspoon salt

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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
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3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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0.5 teaspoon salt
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1 cup milk
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0.5 cup butter
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1 cup white sugar
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0.5 cup shortening
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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2 teaspoons butter flavored extract

Instructions

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 10 inch round pans.
Cream 1/2 cup of shortening, 1 1/2 cups of white sugar, eggs, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, and 1 teaspoon of butter flavored extract in a large bowl. Make a paste of cocoa and food coloring in a small bowl and add to shortening mixture. Pour in 2 1/2 cups flour alternately with the buttermilk, mixing until just incorporated. Mix 1 teaspoon of salt, baking soda, and vinegar in a small bowl, and while fizzing fold into the batter; mixing just enough to evenly combine. Pour the batter into prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
To make frosting: Cook 3 tablespoons of flour, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and milk in a skillet over low heat, stirring constantly, until thick. Let cool completely. Cream butter, 1 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup shortening in a separate bowl. Stir in 2 teaspoons each of vanilla extract and butter flavored extract. Then add flour mixture to bowl and cream together. Frost cooled cake.