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      Title: Red Velvet Cake
 Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Chocolate
      Yield: 14 servings
 
    1/2 c  Butter; softened
  1 1/2 c  Sugar
      2 lg Eggs; room temperature
      2 oz Red food coloring
           - (2 bottles)
      1 tb White vinegar
      1 ts Vanilla extract
  2 1/4 c  Cake flour
      2 tb Baking cocoa
      1 ts Baking soda
      1 ts Salt
      1 c  Buttermilk

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    1/2 c  Water; cold
      1 tb Corn starch
      2 c  Butter; softened
      2 ts Vanilla extract
  3 1/2 c  Confectioners' sugar
 
  Set oven @ 350°F/175°C.
  
  Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add
  eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in food
  coloring, vinegar, and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together
  flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture
  alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
  
  Pour into 2 greased and floured 9" round baking pans. Bake until a
  toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes.
  Cool layers 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to
  cool completely. Trim 1/4" off top of each cake layer; crumble
  trimmings onto a baking sheet. Let crumbs stand at room temperature
  while making frosting.
  
  For frosting, combine water and corn starch in a small saucepan
  over medium heat. Stir until thickened and opaque, 2-3 minutes.
  Cool to room temperature. Beat butter and vanilla until light and
  fluffy. Beat in corn starch mixture. Gradually add confectioners'
  sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Spread between layers and over
  top and side of cake. Press reserved cake crumbs into side of cake.
  
  Recipe by Val Goodrich, Philadelphia, PA
  
  RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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