Two Frugal Chicks

My daughter made a Red Velvet cake last tonight.  Bless her little cotton pickin’ heart…..

Red Velvet Cake

1-3/4C. sugar

2-1/2C. cake flour

3/4 tsp. salt

2 large eggs

1C. buttermilk

1tsp. vanilla

1tsp. baking soda

1-1/2tsp. vinegar

2tsp. red food coloring

3tsp. cocoa powder

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Spray two 10″ cake pans with non-stick spray.  In a mixing bowl, blend the shortening and sugar with an electric mixer.  In another bowl, sift together the flour and salt. In a third bowl, mix the eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, baking soda, and vinegar.  Alternately add the flour mixture and the buttemrilk mixture to the shortening mixture, mixing after each addition.  In a small bowl, mix the food coloring with the cocoa.  Add the cocoa mixture to the mixing bowl and blend till just combined.  Pour the batter into the cake pans and bake for 25 minutes or till toothpick comes out clean.  Cool completely before frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting:

1 – 8oz package of cream cheese, plus 1/2 of an 8oz package (12oz total)

3/4C. butter, softened

1-1/2 lbs. powdered sugar

2tsp. vanilla

In a mixing bowl, mix the cream cheese with the powdered sugar until smooth.  Add the vanilla and mix well.

Somehow, I felt compelled to show you this……….