Red Velvet Cake by Videojug Team

You will need


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■ 120 g shortening
■ 1 tsp vanilla
■ 380 g sugar
■ 2 tbsp cocoa
■ 2 eggs
■ 1 tsp salt
■ 55 g red food color
■ 1 tsp baking soda
■ 250 ml buttermilk
■ 1 tbsp vinegar
■ 550 g flour


Serves:
1
Cooking Time:
20 minutes
Oven Temperature:
175° c - 350° f


Step 1: Preheat oven

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.





Step 2: Grease and flour pans

Grease two 9 inch cake pans and coat them with flour.


Step 3: Cream and beat ingredients

Cream the shortening and the sugar together. Then add the eggs and continue beating the mixture hard.


Step 4: Make paste

Make a paste of the red food coloring and the cocoa. Add this to the mixture and continue to beat the mixture well.


Step 5: Add ingredients

Add the salt and the flour alternately with the buttermilk to the mixture. Then add the vanilla and beat the mixture hard.


Step 6: Add vinegar and soda

Add the vinegar and the soda together. Then blend the vinegar and soda into the mixture. Make sure you don't beat it into the mixture.


Step 7: Bake the cake

Pour the mixture into the greased and floured cake pans and let it bake in the oven for 20 to 30 minutes