Red Velvet Cake - the Shortcut Recipe

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Red Velvet Cake - the Shortcut Recipe
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Ingredients
6
Count
Nutrition
76
Calories
Total time
45
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Heat oven to 350. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9x2 pan* with shortening. I use baker’s joy spray or pam for baking spray - you know the kind that has the oil and flour in the can?. Just don’t use regular pam.
  2. Beat all ingredients in a large bowl with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat on medium speed 1 minute, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan(s).
  3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool.
  4. Cooked Frosting.
  5. 1 cup milk.
  6. 1/3 cup Flour.
  7. 1 cup butter or margarine, softened to room temperature.
  8. 1 cup powdered sugar 1 tsp vanilla.
  9. Stir milk and flour in sauce pan until blended. Heat over medium heat til thickened. Cover and refrigerate about 15 minutes or until cool. Beat butter, powdered sugar and vanilla in medium bowl on medium speed until smooth. Gradually beat in flour mixture til blended. Frost cake.
  10. PS - some people like cream cheese frosting with the Red Velvet, but the cooked frosting is traditional. Just use what you like.
  11. * I’ve used two 9 inch round cake pans with this recipe no problem.
  12. Oh. And one trick I’ve learned with box cake mixes is, to slightly decrease the water , and increase the oil, which makes for a moister cake - in this case I’d probably decrease the water by one tablespoon or so, and increase the oil.
  13. Also, I’ve omitted the food coloring - and just used this as an easy way to make german chocolate cake - just change the frosting to the traditional coconut pecan frosting used for german choc cakes…. No one has ever noticed it wasn’t homemade.
  14. One last note: I've used this recipe with Duncan Hines, and Betty Crocker cake mixes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 75.6 Kcal (317 kJ)
Calories from fat 58.31 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.48g 10%
Cholesterol 42.6mg 14%
Sodium 51.47mg 2%
Potassium 43.65mg 1%
Total Carbs 2.88g 1%
Sugars 1.87g 7%
Dietary Fiber 0.05g 0%
Protein 2.03g 4%
Iron 0.3mg 2%
Calcium 27.8mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 186.59 Kcal (781 kJ)
Calories from fat 143.92 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.99g 10%
Cholesterol 105.15mg 14%
Sodium 127.04mg 2%
Potassium 107.73mg 1%
Total Carbs 7.11g 1%
Sugars 4.61g 7%
Dietary Fiber 0.12g 0%
Protein 5.01g 4%
Iron 0.8mg 2%
Calcium 68.6mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 2
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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