Red Velvet Cake

A Red Velvet Cake is one of those cakes that everyone must try. It is full of decadence that it takes you to a new level of comfort food.  The cocoa makes this cake so gorgeous you have to try it.  This recipe makes a one tier cake but by increasing the volumes, you can increase the number of tier to form a tower. Which ever way you choose, this is superb as a cake, as a dessert or just a snack. I often have one of these ready for when girl friends pop round to gossip as my husband puts it. It is just another excuse for me to make one.

Red Velvet Cake

If you are looking for decadence then you have found it here.

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Course: Snacks

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Cake

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes minutes

Servings: 10 slices

Calories: 487kcal

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Ingredients

 

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• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup egg substitute
• 2 tbsp cocoa
• 1 1/2 tbsp red food coloring
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• 1 cup whipped topping reduced-fat

Instructions

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Cream the shortening, sugar, and egg substitute together. In a small bowl, make a thick paste of the cocoa and food coloring and add it to the cream mixture. Stir in the vanilla.
• Sift together the flour, salt, and baking soda. Alternately add portions of the flour mixture and the buttermilk to the creamed mixture, stirring well.
• Mix in the vinegar and pour the batter into a 2 x 9- by 9-inch or oblong pan. Bake for 30 minutes.
• Allow to cool. Cut into 10 squares and top each square with whipped topping.

Nutrition

Calories: 487kcal | Carbohydrates: 75g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 312mg | Potassium: 197mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 28g