Red Velvet Cake Recipe

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Red Velvet Cake
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Ingredients
15
Count
Nutrition
4375
Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 tbsp red food coloring
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp baking cocoa
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup sugar

Directions:

  1. Beat shortening and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow dissapears. Stir in vanilla and food coloring.
  2. Combine flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa. Stir together buttermilk and vinegar; add to shortening mixture alternately with flour mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat just until blended after each addition.
  3. Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 9 round cakes; bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on a wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks. Spread Best-Ever Soft Icing between layers and on top and sides of cake.
  4. Best-Ever Soft Icing:Whisk together flour and milk in a small saucepan over low heat until thickened. Pour into mixing bowl; allow to cool. Add butter and remaining ingreidents to flour mixture; beat at high speed with an electric mixer until fluffy, about 8 minutes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 4374.63 Kcal (18316 kJ)
Calories from fat 2769.45 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 307.72g 473%
Cholesterol 847.26mg 282%
Sodium 3520.43mg 147%
Potassium 941.4mg 20%
Total Carbs 374.64g 125%
Sugars 319.59g 1278%
Dietary Fiber 16.48g 66%
Protein 35.98g 72%
Vitamin A 2.3mg 76%
Iron 6.5mg 36%
Calcium 695mg 69%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 332.53 Kcal (1392 kJ)
Calories from fat 210.52 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23.39g 473%
Cholesterol 64.4mg 282%
Sodium 267.6mg 147%
Potassium 71.56mg 20%
Total Carbs 28.48g 125%
Sugars 24.29g 1278%
Dietary Fiber 1.25g 66%
Protein 2.73g 72%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 76%
Iron 0.5mg 36%
Calcium 52.8mg 69%

* 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

  • 112.3
    Points
  • 122
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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