Swans Down Red Velvet Cake

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  • Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
8 serving Land O Lakes, Unsalted Butter, 1 Tbsp 1.5 cup Granulated Sugar 2 serving Eggs - Scrambled - 1 Large Egg 4 oz Red Food Coloring (by MARVINJE) .66 tbsp Cocoa Powder, Hershey's Natural Unsweetened (unlisted nutrients estimated from USDA website) 1 tsp Salt 1 cup Milk, 1% 1 tsp Vanilla extract, imitation, alcohol 2.51 cup Cake Flour (by JHAAKSMA) 1 tbsp (C) Vinegar, White (Gr Value) (by DARRYLE2) 1 tsp Baking Soda 8 oz Philadelphia Cream Cheese 16 serving Confectioner's Sugar (1/4 cup Serving) (by DANILOU8) 8 serving Land O Lakes, Unsalted Butter, 1 Tbsp 1 tsp Vanilla extract, imitation, alcohol
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour two 9" cake pans.
In a large bowl, beat together butter or shortening and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
In a small bowl, stir together food coloring, cocoa, and salt. Add to mixture and mix well.
Add sifted flour to mixture, about a half cup at a time, alternately with buttermilk, starting and ending with flour. (Take your time and beat well with each addition.)

In another small bowl, combine vinegar and baking soda. Quickly, add to batter. Using a spoon or spatula, fold vinegar and baking soda mixture into batter.

Divide batter into pans and bake (35-40 minutes for 2 layers, 20-25 minutes for 3 layers) until toothpick or knife comes out clean.

Let cool and frost.

(Frosting)

Mix all ingredients together until spreadable. You may want to add milk if needed to make icing smooth.

Serving Size: 12 slices

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PODO82.

Servings Per Recipe: 12
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 561.3
  • Total Fat: 21.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 100.2 mg
  • Sodium: 399.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 86.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
  • Protein: 5.6 g

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