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Famous Brown Derby Red Velvet Cake And Icing
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An iconic cake from an iconic restaurant. The Brown Derby chain is mostly defunct now except for the Hollywood location in the Disney studios. This cake is, unfortunately, no longer on their menu.
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ready in:
1-2 hrs
1-2 hrs
2 reviews
1 comment
ingredients
2 1/2 cups cake flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons instant cocoa mix
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 ounces red food coloring
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 teaspoon soda
Icing
4 tablespoons flour
1 cup sweet milk
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon margarine
1/2 cup shortening
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
directions
Sift together flour, salt, instant cocoa mix. Cream butter and sugar.
When well creamed beat in whole eggs one at a time. Blend well, add food coloring and vanilla. Mix buttermilk, vinegar and soda.
Add alternately with dry ingredients to the creamed mixture. Blend at low speed between additions. Put in prepared pans.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. Don't over-bake.
For Icing: Blend flour and milk. Cook until thickens to cream. Cool.
Cream sugar, margarine, shortening, salt and vanilla. Add slightly cooked flour mixture and beat until fluffy.
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reviews & comments
February 24, 2014
This turned out great! Red velvet cake is a classic southern treat. I would use a cream cheese frosting on it though next time.
I tried using sour cream instead of buttermilk at the suggestion of a fellow baker and the cake turned out wonderfully dense and moist. This was my first time with red velvet so I made cupcakes to test out different kinds of frosting. My roommates loved the cupcakes but I'm still trying to find the perfect finish.
February 27, 2007
I made this cake and it came out pretty good, but it was a little dry. I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to make it more moist. More buttermilk perhaps? [email address removed for security purposes] thanks