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                           RED VELVET CAKE #2

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Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : None

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2       c            Sugar
  1       c            Butter
  2                    Eggs
  1       tb           Vinegar
  1       tb           Cocoa
  2 1/2   c            Flour
    1/2   ts           Salt
  1 1/2   ts           Soda
  2       oz           Red food coloring
  1       c            Buttermilk
  1       t            Vanilla
                       -----WHITE ICING-----
    1/4   c            Flour
  1       c            Sweet milk
  4       oz           Margarine
    1/2   c            Crisco
  1       c            White sugar
  1       t            Vanilla

 (Note: Make base for icing the night before making
 cake.)

 Preheat oven 350 degrees. Grease and dust with cocoa
 three 9 inch cake pans.

 Cream butter and sugar, add egg and beat until fluffy.
 Make paste from cocoa and vinegar and add to butter
 mixture.  Sift salt and soda with flour.  Add to
 mixture alternately with buttermilk. Add vanilla and
 coloring.  Bake at 350 degrees about 25-30 minutes.
 Makes 3 layers.

 White Icing for Red Velvet Cake

 1/4 cup flour 1 cup sweet milk

 Cook over low heat until smooth paste and let cool.
 Cover and put in the refrigerator over night.

 Cream together:

 1 stick margarine 1/2 cup Crisco 1 cup white sugar 1
 t. vanilla

 Beat until fluffy. Add paste and beat together and
 spread on tops only of cool cakes.  Refrigerate!



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