Posted by syndi weinstein on December 04, 1998 at 13:40:17:
In Reply to: Re: Red Velvet Cake posted by mom on December 02, 1998 at 08:04:21:
: : I'm too am looking for the recipe for a cake called red velvet
: : or red historia choclate cake and frosting.
: : Can you please help me with this recipe ?
: A RED VELVET CAKE IS A BASIC WHITE CAKE MIX WITH RED FOOD COLOR-
: ING AND A CREAM CHEESE TOPPING. YOU CAN USE EITHER KIND OF CAKE
: MIXES THAT YOU LIKE. WHETHER IT BE A CHOCLATE, GERMAN CHOCLATE OR
: A WHITE CAKE MIX ITS JUST ACCORDING TO YOUR FAVORITE KIND.
A red velvet cake recipe is in either the Better Homes and Gardens
basic red and white checked cookbook or any southern recipe book.
It is a cake made with sifted cake flour, shortening, vinegar, water,
very little cocoa and a lot of red food coloring - not much in the
flavor department but it came about, I think, during the depression -
when baking needed to be conservative. You can make it with either a
cream cheese frosting or your basic buttercream frosting.