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  • Red Velvet Pound Cake

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    Ingredients

    • 1 c. butter, softened
    • 1/2 c. shortening
    • 3 c. sugar
    • 6 large eggs
    • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 (1 ounce) bottle red food coloring
    • 3 c. cake flour
    • 1/4 teaspoon salt
    • 1 c. lowfat milk
    • Cream Cheese Frosting (below)
    • 1/2 c. butter, softened
    • 2 (3 ounce) packages. cream cheese, softened
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • 1 (1 pound) pkg. powdered sugar, sifted
    • 1 to 2 T lowfat milk

    Directions

    1. Put together butter, shortening and sugar. Cream till light and fluffy. Add in large eggs, one at a time beating well after each addition; stir in vanilla and food coloring.Put together flour and salt; add in to cream mix alternately with lowfat milk, beating well. Pour batter into a greased and lightly floured 10 inch tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees about 1 hour and 20 min, or possibly till a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool cake completely and frost with a cream cheese frosting.
    2. Put together butter and cream cheese; blend till smooth. Stir in vanilla, mixing well. Stir in powdered sugar. Beat frosting till creamy, adding sufficient lowfat milk to make frosting of spreading consistency. Makes sufficient frosting for one 10 inch tube cake.

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