Red Velvet Chocolate Cake

Red Velvet Chocolate Cake

Since I try to feed my family as few preservatives as possible, I usually make baked goods from scratch especially since I bake seldom anymore. This is a tried and true recipe back from the days of before cake mixes.

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Ingredients:

1/2 cup softened butter

1 1/2 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 oz. red coloring

1 Tablespoon white vinegar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 1/4 cup cake flour

2 Tablespoon baking cocoa

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup buttermilk

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Icing:

1 Tablespoon cornstarch

1/2 cup cold water

2 cups butter

2 teaspoons vanilla

3 1/2 cups confectioners sugar

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Cake Directions:

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time to creamed mixture. Beat in food coloring, vinegar, and vanilla extract. Mix cake flour, cocoa, and baking soda together. Add alternately to creamed mixture with buttermilk. Pour into two prepared layer pans and bake at 350 for 20 to 25 minutes until cake tests done when lightly touched in center of pan and springs back. Cool five minutes in pan and invert to a cooling rack to completely cool before icing.

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Icing Directions:

Dissolve cornstarch in cold water and cook until smooth over medium heat, bringing to a boil. Cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes until "clear". Col completely. Beat butter and vanilla until fluffy. Combine mixtures. Beat in gradually confectioners sugar.