Red velvet pound cake
Red velvet pound cake recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 cup, 2 sticks, margarine
- 1/2 cup solid shortening
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1/2 cup powdered cocoa
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 ounces red food coloring
- 1 cup milk
- Frosting:
- 1/2 cup, 1 stick, margarine
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 box confectioners sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Recipe method:
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
- Lightly grease and flour a tube or Bundt pan.
- Cream shortening, margarine and sugar together.
- Add eggs, one at a time.
- Combine dry ingredients.
- Add to mixture slowly, alternating with milk.
- Add food coloring and vanilla extract and beat well.
- Turn into prepared pan.
- Bake for 1 1/2 hours.
- Cool in pan 10 minutes.
- Turn onto rack.
- Frost with cream cheese frosting when completely cool.
- Cream margarine and cream cheese until light and fluffy.
- Add sugar, milk and vanilla extract.
- Beat until combined well.
- Spread on cake.
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