Maxine's Red Velvet Cake Recipe

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Maxine's Red Velvet Cake
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup crisco
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 (1/2 oz) bottles red food coloring
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 tbsp cocoa
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tbsp vinegar
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup crisco
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease & flour two circular cake pans.
  2. Whip crisco and sugar. Add eggs, food coloring and vanilla. Sift cocoa, flour and salt. Add to mixture. Add buttermilk. Fold in vinegar and baking soda. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
  3. For icing: cook milk, salt and flour on stove. Let mixture cool. Beat sugar, crisco, and vanilla. Fold in milk mixture and mix well.
  4. Ice cake and cover with coconut.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 678.87 Kcal (2842 kJ)
Calories from fat 149.18 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.58g 26%
Cholesterol 60.28mg 20%
Sodium 1993.69mg 83%
Potassium 357.62mg 8%
Total Carbs 120.18g 40%
Sugars 59.17g 237%
Dietary Fiber 6.83g 27%
Protein 12.78g 26%
Iron 4mg 22%
Calcium 307.6mg 31%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 246.88 Kcal (1034 kJ)
Calories from fat 54.25 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.03g 26%
Cholesterol 21.92mg 20%
Sodium 725.02mg 83%
Potassium 130.05mg 8%
Total Carbs 43.7g 40%
Sugars 21.52g 237%
Dietary Fiber 2.48g 27%
Protein 4.65g 26%
Iron 1.5mg 22%
Calcium 111.9mg 31%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 14.2
    Points
  • 18
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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