Red velvet cake

Name: Red velvet cake
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups white sugar; 2 eggs; 2 tablespoons cocoa; 4 tablespoons red food coloring; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup buttermilk; 2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar; Icing: 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour, 1 cup milk 1 cup white sugar 1 cup butter, room temperature 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Peniel Ajuka @cook_9206307

Red velvet cake

Peniel Ajuka @cook_9206307

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cupswhite sugar
2eggs
2 tablespoonscocoa
4 tablespoonsred food coloring
1 teaspoonsalt
1 teaspoonvanilla extract
1 cupbuttermilk
2 1/2 cupssifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoonsbaking soda
1 tablespoondistilled white vinegar
Icing:5 tablespoons all-purpose flour, 1 cup milk1 cup white sugar1 cup butter, room temperature1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch round pans.
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Beat shortening and 1 1/2 cups sugar until very light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well.
3

Make a paste of cocoa and red food coloring; add to creamed mixture. Mix salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and buttermilk together. Add the flour to the batter, alternating with the buttermilk mixture, mixing just until incorporated. Mix soda and vinegar and gently fold into cake batter. Don't beat or stir the batter after this point.
4

Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake in preheated oven until a tester inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool cakes completely on wire rack.
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To Make Icing: Cook 5 tablespoons flour and milk over low heat till thick, stirring constantly. Let cool completely! While mixture is cooling, beat 1 cup sugar, butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla until light and fluffy. Add cooled flour mixture and beat until frosting is a good spreading consistency. Frost cake layers when completely cool