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sugar butter eggs vanilla cocoa salt red food coloring flour buttermilk baking soda vinegar flour sugar vanilla milk
Viewed: 9 - Published at: 9 years agoIngredients
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 ounces red food coloring
- 2 1/3 cups flour
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup milk
Method
- Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time and beat after each addition. Make a paste of the cocoa and food coloring and add to creamed mixture. Add salt, vanilla, and buttermilk, alternating with the flour. Beat well. Add soda to vinegar and blend in--do not beat, fold it in with a mixing spoon. Pour into 3 8 inch round cake pans that have been greased and floured. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.
- Icing: Cook 1 cup milk and 3 tablespoons flour until thick, stirring constantly. Cover and cool. Cream 1 cup each butter and sugar until fluffy. Add vanilla, then add milk-flour mixture. Beat until light and fluffy. Frost the cake.
