She’s Sharing Her Great-Grandma’s Old Fashioned Red Velvet Cake Recipe That She Makes Every Christmas
Red velvet cake is a classic dessert that everyone knows and loves. This stunning cake fits the bill for any celebratory event, but its bold crimson-red hue is especially appropriate for the holiday season.
TikToker @macy.blackwell has a recipe for an authentic old-fashioned red velvet cake that has been passed down through several generations. And it all started with her great-grandma Elizabeth.
“This is my great-grandma’s recipe and a special dessert we only enjoy during Christmastime. It does take some time and effort, but it is one hundred percent worth it,” Macy said.
Here’s how to make an enticingly moist and fluffy red velvet cake:
Cake Ingredients:
-1/2 cup of shortening
-1 1/2 cups of sugar
-2 eggs
-2 1/4 cups of flour
-1 cup of buttermilk
-2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
-2 ounces of red food coloring
-1 teaspoon of salt
-1 teaspoon of baking soda
-1 tablespoon of vinegar
-1 teaspoon of vanilla
Icing Ingredients:
-5 tablespoons of flour
-1 cup of milk
-1 cup of butter
-1 cup of sugar
-1 teaspoon of vanilla
-A pinch of salt
Directions:
First, cream together the shortening, sugar, and eggs. Next, add some sifted flour little by little, then pour in a splash of buttermilk. Repeat this alternation until you have used up the ingredients. Now, create a paste with some food coloring, cocoa powder, vanilla, and salt, and add it to the flour and buttermilk mixture. Then, combine baking soda and vinegar and add that to the batter as well.
Finally, bake the cake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for thirty minutes. Make sure to thoroughly spray your baking pans with cooking spray so the cake can be removed much more effortlessly.
Now, as for the icing, grab a saucepan and cook the flour and milk together until it becomes smooth and thick. Let the mixture cool completely. Its texture must be thick enough because runny icing on a cake will just turn it soggy and unappealing. With a mixer, cream butter and sugar together. Then, add vanilla and salt. Combine the first mixture with the butter/sugar mixture, beat them together, and spread the icing on the cake. By the way, you’ll want to let the cake cool down before lathering it with icing. For a final touch, Macy arranges cranberries onto the cake for an even more festive look!
@macy.blackwell Old-Fashioned Red Velvet Cake! ?? Screenshot recipe at the end! This is my great-grandma, Elizabeth’s recipe! My mom, @shaunaleed just shared a step-by-step reel on her page! It takes a little time, but so so worth it, and a special dessert we only make during Christmas-time! ? Cake Ingredients: 1/2 cup shortening 1 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs 2 1/4 cups flour 1 cup buttermilk 2 tablespoons cocoa powder 2 oz red food coloring 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon soda 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 tsp vanilla Directions: 1. Cream together shortening, sugar, and eggs. 2. Add sifted flour, alternatively, with buttermilk. 3. Make a paste with food coloring, cocoa powder, vanilla, and salt. Add to mixture. 4. Combine soda + vinegar, and add to the batter. 5. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. (I heavily spray my cake pans so it comes out easier when assembling.) Icing Ingredients: 5 tablespoons flour 1 cup milk 1 cup butter 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla Dash of salt Directions: 1. In a saucepan, cook flour and milk until smooth and thick. Let cool completely. (It needs to be thick) 2. With a mixer, cream together butter and sugar. Add vanilla and salt. 3. Add cooled mixture to butter mixture. Beat together. Spread on completely cooled cake. #redvelvetcake #holidaydessert #christmasdessert
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