Original Red Velvet Cake With Frosting

Original Red Velvet Cake With Frosting

Course :	Cakes
From:	HungryMonster.com
Serves:	8

Ingredients:

1/2	cup	butter
1 1/2	cups	sugar
2	large	eggs
2	tablespoons	cocoa
2	ounces	red food coloring
1	teaspoon	vanilla
1	teaspoon	salt
1	cup	buttermilk
2	cups	flour
1	tablespoon	vinegar
1	teaspoon	baking soda
		---FROSTING---
1	cup	milk
5	tablespoons	flour
1	cup	butter
1	cup	granulated sugar
1	teaspoon	vanilla

Preparation:

CAKE: Cream together butter, sugar and eggs. Make a paste of cocoa and food coloring. Add the paste to the creamed mixture. Mix salt and vanilla in buttermilk and add alternately with the flour. Mix soda and vinegar separately, add last, folding in. DO NOT BEAT after adding soda mixture. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. ICING: Boil together milk and flour until thickened. Let stand until cool. Cream together butter, sugar and vanilla. Add milk and flour mix and beat very well. (The longer you beat it the better it gets)

Nutritional Information:

732 Calories (kcal); 37g Total Fat; (45% calories from fat); 8g Protein; 94g Carbohydrate; 145mg Cholesterol; 838mg Sodium