The reason it is a SCAM: I thought that there was something special about the ingredients of a red velvet cake that was very different from a normal cake that made it red like cherries or something...not true. You just add red food coloring, shocking. I was so surprised. I think I'll make blue velvet cake next time, just because I can. :) Nevertheless, this was a delicious, moist, WOW cake that I recommend, thank you Shelly for the recipe!
Here's the recipe:
Cake
2.5 C Flour
1.5 C Sugar
2 tsp Cocoa
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
2 eggs
1 C oil
1 C Buttermilk ***
1/4 C Water
red food coloring (as much or little as you want)
Put it all in a big bowl, stir, put in pans, bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes depending on pan, just do the toothpick test. I used my 3 piece set of oval casserole dishes so I had to take them out at different times.
Frosting:8 oz package softened cream cheese
1 cube real butter
2.5-3 C Powdered Sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Mix it all together and frost. I like to put it in the fridge to harden it up to make frosting it easier.
On my list of things to buy: Something to put a cake on besides a cookie sheet, the cookie sheet is SO tacky! Yuck!
