Original red velvet cake and frosting

8 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupButter
cupSugar
2Eggs
2tablespoonsCocoa
2ouncesRed food coloring
1teaspoonVanilla
1teaspoonSalt
1cupButtermilk
2cupsFlour
1tablespoonVinegar
1teaspoonBaking soda
1cupMilk
5tablespoonsFlour
1cupButter
1cupSugar
1teaspoonVanilla

Directions

CAKE

FROSTING

CAKE: Cream together butter, sugar and eggs. Make a paste of cocoa and food coloring. Add the paste to the creamed mixture. Mix salt and vanilla in buttermilk and add alternately with the flour. Mix soda and vinegar separately, add last, folding in. DO NOT BEAT after adding soda mixture.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

ICING: Boil together milk and flour until thickened. Let stand until cool.

Cream together butter, sugar and vanilla. Add milk and flour mix and beat very well. (The longer you beat it the better it gets.) From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini