Red Velvet Sheet Cake
Ingredients
1 cup Shortening
1-cup Sugar
2-1/2 cups Cake Flour
1-1/4 teaspoon Salt
2 whole Eggs
1 cup Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1-1/2 teaspoon Vinegar
1-1/2 ounce, fluid Red Food Coloring
1-1/2 teaspoon Cocoa Powder
Preparation Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Thoroughly spray a large (18 x 12) sheet cake pan (or you can use a slightly smaller jelly roll pan) with nonstick baking spray. Be sure to get in all the corners of the pan.
Sift together cake flour and salt. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, stir together milk eggs, vanilla, and baking soda. Add vinegar and stir. Set aside.
In a separate small bowl, mix together cocoa and red food coloring. Set aside.
Cream together shortening and sugar until fluffy. Alternate adding the flour mixture and the buttermilk/egg mixture until all combined. Pour the red mixture in and beat until combined.
Pour batter into prepared sheet cake pan. Use a large offset spatula or knife to even out the surface. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove pan from oven and allow cake to cool in the pan for 20 minutes. Place a large cutting board on top of the cake pan, then invert the cake, allowing it to turn out onto the parchment paper. Allow cake to cool completely before icing.
Frosting
Ingredients
5 Tablespoons Flour
1 cup Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 cup Butter
1 cup Granulated Sugar (not Powdered Sugar!)
Directions;
In a small saucepan, whisk flour into milk and heat, stirring constantly, until it thickens. You want it to be very thick, thicker than cake mix, more like a brownie mix is. Remove from heat and let it cool to room temperature. (If I'm in a hurry, I place the saucepan over ice in the sink for about 10 minutes or so until the mixture cools.) It must be completely cool before you use it in the next step. Stir in vanilla.
While the mixture is cooling, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. You don't want any sugar graininess left. Then add the completely cooled milk/flour/vanilla mixture and beat it extremely well... If it looks separated, continue Beat ing it until it all combines . Once cake has cooled spread frosting evenly on top and then cut into 3by3 squares or which ever you like topping with any fruite you desire and serve.. Enjoy My Recipe😊