Red Velvet

Oooh,Red Velvet....all the rage again. Very southern. This is a really nice recipe. The cake is soft, and lovely. Perfect red velvet coulour...surrising, since the recipe came with the pan!

Ooo, shiny new mixing bowl and heart shaped pan. Brand spankin' new, ready to be battered.Spray pan with Pam and set aside. Turn on oven to 350 degrees.

INGREDIENTS: 1 1/4 cup cake flour,  pinch salt, 1/2 cup butter, 3/ cup sugar, 1 egg, 1 tsp cocoa, 1 ounch red food colouring, 1/2 cup buttermilk,  1/2 tsp vanilla, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 3/4 tsp vinegar

Combine flour and salt in bowl.

 Beat butter, sugar together till wonderfully beaten.

Add egg, cocoa and food colouring ( can also use an organic red paste from specialty shops. But here in Flannel City we are sorely lacking in something like that)

             Beat all together, adding mixture of flour with  buttermilk in several additions.

                          Add vinegar to baking soda and let it fizz. Then fold into the batter.

 Place batter into pans, smooth over tops and bake at 350 for about 25 minutes.

 Better clean up that dirty bowl to make buttercream frosting.........................

 FROSTING: 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup or so of icing sugar, vanila, a tad of water or cream.Beat very vigorously. ake sure that it does not taste overly sweet. Less sugar is best...

Finished cupcakes. Frost liberally,and enjoy.