Valentine's Day Red Cake Recipe - Cooking Index
2 1/2 cups | 156g / 5.5oz | Self-rising flour |
1 1/2 cups | 355ml | Vegetable oil |
1 teaspoon | 5ml | Vanilla |
1 1/2 cups | 297g / 10oz | Granulated sugar |
1 teaspoon | 5ml | White vinegar |
1 cup | 237ml | Buttermilk |
1 teaspoon | 5ml | Baking soda |
1/4 cup | 59ml | Red food coloring - (2 1-oz bottles) |
1 teaspoon | 5ml | Cocoa |
2 teaspoons | 10ml | Eggs (large) |
Frosting | ||
1 1/2 | Butter - softened | |
1 lb | 454g / 16oz | Powdered sugar |
10 oz | 284g | Cream cheese - softened |
2 cups | 292g / 10oz | Chopped pecans |
Heat oven to 350F degrees. Mix together all cake ingredients with mixer until well blended. Spray 3 (9-inch) round cake pans with non-stick coating. Pour batter into the pans.
Bake for 20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes and remove from pans to cool completely before frosting.
To prepare frosting, combine butter, cream cheese and Big Chief powdered sugar in a bowl and beat until very fluffy.
Fold in 1/2 cups pecans to decorate top of cake. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
Source:
Jo Anne Merrill
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