[Dynasty]

I am needing a red velvet cake recipe to make my mother in law a birthday cake for her birthday. Her birthday is on Christmas and we are celebrating on Christmas Eve so I need it rather quickly. I did have an excellent one that actually won a contest one year when I made it but I have lost it. Does anyone have a recipe that you have made that is good? I can look online but don't want to do that because I want one that someone can pledge to it being good. Thank you! Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

[pastrycake]

Hi,
I have had good results with food network's red velvet by cake raven. I believe he was on sara's secret show. I don't have it in from of me. You can search it online and look for the one says adapted from cake raven. It requires buttermilk and 1 ounce of red coloring, so make sure you have it.

[Dynasty]

Thank you. Yes I do have the food coloring the buttermilk and also the vinegar as that is what I recalled the recipe that I lost having in it. I will look this one up that you refer to. You have personally made this one? How did it come out? I have been talking about how good red velvet cake is to my new husband who has never had it for over a year now and I don't want to disappoint.

[cheesecake man]

I can vouch for this red velvet cake recipe have made it a lot!

mix together:
1 oz red food coloring
3 Tbs. instant milk cocoa
set aside

Cream:
1/2 cup shortening (crisco)
1 1/2 cups sugar
add
2 whole large eggs
food coloring paste
beat for several 5 minutes
add
1 cup buttermilk
2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour ( with 3/4 tsp salt)
1 tsp. vanilla
mix well
add and mix by hand
1 Tbs. vinegar
1 tsp soda
Bake in 3 - 8" well greased & floured pans at 350 about 30 - 35 minutes

Icing:
1 stick butter (Not margarine)
1/2 cup crisco
1 cup powder sugar
add
3 Tbs flour, one spoon at a time
add 2/3 cup milk (must be at room temp)
1 tsp vanilla
Beat a long time until creamy

Hope you try it and like it!