Homemade cake for the AW.Org family.

[~sudsshane]

Every now and then, I get the urge to bake..Today was one of those rainy Florida days. So here goes...

Homemade red velvet cake with fresh cream cheese frosting. Chopped pecans are added as a finishing touch.

Enjoy washer friends!

 

[polkanut]

Hey Shane,

I bake Red Velvet Cake too, but I frost mine with homemade buttercream frosting. I inherited my Grandma Wilde's recipe box, and this recipe is one of our family treasures.

 

[vinvac]

RED VELVET!!!!!

My Favorite!!!!

Morgan

 

[andrewinorlando]

Hey bitch...where's my piece??????

 

[frigilux]

Looks great; Cut a piece for me! And being a man of manners, I'll say "Thank you!"

 

[toggleswitch]

yum yum gimme some

 

[gadgetgary]

Shana Mae....

Nice display!

Interior shot?

Yummm....

 

[tlee618]

Shane I sure hope you are planning on coming to Omaha in September and feel free to bring one of these along! One of my favorites for sure.

 

[gansky1]

Yes, Shane - we'd be thrilled to have you (cake or no cake) in Omaha! Red Velvet (Waldorf Astoria was what we called it) is my all-time favorite right after wedding cake - but not mine of course!

 

[stone3575]

Shaney!

***Yummmmmmm*** better watch the waist line dear, after all you are almost 40! (kidding).

I would love some more of your homemade cookies, the last time you made them for me was when we lived in South Beach. Remember? I think you are long overdue.

 

[stone3575]

Shane

Let's go to Omaha.

 

[mayken4now]

He wont go. But we can, and I will steal the cake to take along.

Steve

 

[tlee618]

I think it would be great if all three of you came!! As Greg said, cake or no cake it would be great to see all of you. Terry

 

[hoover1060]

I agree

you should all come to Omaha!

How about an interior shot of that cake and a recipie??

 

[jeb]

Red Cake frosting

Red cake is my favorite too!! Although I have never had it with out the Red cake frosting from my original recipe (from my grandmother); 1 cup milk, 5Tbls flour. pinch of salt- cook until thick then cool completely. When cool mix with 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/2 cup crisco, 1/2 cup oleo-beat until smooth. Frost cake and let set overnight befor eating. ( I know it doesn't sound good, but trust me, try it once and you won't want to eat Red cake any other way). jeb

 

[polkanut]

Red Velvet Cake recipe,

Here is my grandma's recipe:
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups flour, sifted
1 tbsp. cocoa
1 tbsp. white vinegar
2 eggs
1oz. red food coloring
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda

Cream shortening & sugar, add food coloring, eggs & vanilla. Sift dry ingredients 3 times, add alternately with buttermilk. Beat until smooth, mix soda with vinegar and fold into batter. Pour into a greased & floured 10in. tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Let cake cool in pan at least 1hr. before removing.

Frosting:
1 cup milk
2 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour, (Wondra works great)
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 cup shortening
1/3 cup butter

Mix milk, flour & salt, cook until thick, cool. Beat shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add cooled flour mixture and vanilla. Beat until smooth.

 

[polkanut]

There should be 1 tsp. salt in the cake ingredients too. Sorry for the omission.

 

[irishwashguy]

Thank you for the cake

I love to bake, i would say that it is the way that I like to relax, just me and my KitchenAId mixer. I will have to 0.make this and tell you how it turns out, perhaps a picture or two. I am a sucker for nuts on a cake.

 

[seeitrun2006]

Give me some Cool Whip

and come to PaPa!

Man that cake looks delightful!