Red Velvet Cake Recipe

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Red Velvet Cake
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Ingredients
18
Count
Nutrition
827
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 4 tbsp cocoa
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 4 tbsp red food coloring
  • 1 16 oz box confectioners sugar
  • 1 cup margarine
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • red food coloring

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Grease and flour 3 9inch cake pans
  3. Cream butter, shortening and sugar
  4. Add eggs one at a time
  5. Combine flour, soda, salt and sugar and gradually add to butter mixture alternating with buttermilk
  6. Add vanilla and food coloring
  7. Blend well
  8. Pour into pans and bake 25-30 minutes
  9. Cool
  10. For frosting
  11. Blend confectioners sugar, margarine, vanilla and cream with mixer until smooth and fluffy
  12. Additional cream may be needed to achieve consistency
  13. Frost layers and assemble
  14. Tint coconut with red food coloring and sprinkle over top
  15. Sides are not frosted
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 826.89 Kcal (3462 kJ)
Calories from fat 399.48 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 44.39g 68%
Cholesterol 99.32mg 33%
Sodium 158.21mg 7%
Potassium 165.21mg 4%
Total Carbs 102.51g 34%
Sugars 75.21g 301%
Dietary Fiber 1.42g 6%
Protein 6.97g 14%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 11%
Iron 0.8mg 5%
Calcium 59.6mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 403.24 Kcal (1688 kJ)
Calories from fat 194.81 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.65g 68%
Cholesterol 48.43mg 33%
Sodium 77.15mg 7%
Potassium 80.56mg 4%
Total Carbs 49.99g 34%
Sugars 36.68g 301%
Dietary Fiber 0.69g 6%
Protein 3.4g 14%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 11%
Iron 0.4mg 5%
Calcium 29.1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 20
    Points
  • 23
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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