Red Velvet Cake # 1

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

Title: Red Velvet Cake # 1
Categories: Cheesecakes, Chocolate
Yield: 6 servings

1 c Butter
2 1/2 c Flour
1 1/2 c Sugar
2 Eggs
1 oz Red food coloring
1 ts Water
2 ts Cocoa
1 ts Salt; scant
1 ts Baking soda
1 ts Vanilla
1 c Buttermilk
1 ts Vinegar

Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and beat well; add food
coloring and water. Sift flour, salt, soda and cocoa
together and add to creamed mixture with buttermilk and
vanilla. Add vinegar (fold in lightly). Grease and flour 2
9-inch cake pans. Bake at 350F for about 30 minutes.
Here's a good frosting for this cake: CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature 1/2 stick (1/4 cup)
butter, softened 2 c confectioneres' sugar, sifted if lumpy
1 tsp vanilla extract Combine the cream cheese, butter,
confectioners' sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl. Beat
well, or process until perfectly smooth and spreadable.
You will have enough to fill and frost cake.

-----