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BEST RED VELVET CAKE RECIPE

For those of you who want more of my best red velvet cake recipes - I have one here that's made WITHOUT chocolate; moist and delicious.

I also offer my luscious homemade Red Velvet Cheesecake Recipe below. Heaven on a fork.

HOMEMADE RED VELVET CAKE RECIPE

Ingredients

2-1/2 cups cake flour
1-1/2 cups white sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup butter
1-1/4 cup buttermilk**
3 eggs
1 TBS pure vanilla extract
2 oz red food coloring (optional)

Directions

PREHEAT oven to 350 degrees. Butter two 9 inch (or three 8") cake pans and dust the inside with flour and tap out excess. Line the bottom of the pans with wax or parchment paper. Put the cake pans on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat.

Sift the dry ingredients together and place in a mixing bowl. Add the oil and mix. Then add the remaining ingredients and mix until incorporated.

Bake for 25-30 minutes or when a knife inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Transfer to a rack and cool for 5 minutes, then run a knife around the sides of the cakes, unmold them and peel off the paper liners. Invert and cool to room temperature, right side up. (These cooled cakes may be wrapped airtight and stored at room temperature overnight or frozen for up to two months.)

**BUTTERMILK:
1 TBS plus 1/4 tsp lemon juice or vinegar
1-1/4 cup milk

Measure out lemon juice or vinegar in a bowl and add milk. Let sit for 15 minutes and then it's ready for this recipe.

I use this frosting with my best red velvet cake recipe. If you want something different, I have more cake frosting recipes for you to browse through.

FROSTING:

Ingredients

8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
1 cup pecans, finely chopped

Directions

Beat the cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add the powdered sugar, beat and fold in the pecans. I serve this cake cold.

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HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY MUFFIN RECIPE

2 cups flour
1 cup white sugar
1 TBS baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup milk or half-and-half
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 tsp strawberry extract (optional)
1-1/2 cups fresh strawberries, quartered

Top the muffins with my Old-Fashioned Cream Cheese Frosting
(only make half of the recipe)

whole strawberries, halved (garnish)
powdered sugar (garnish)

PREHEAT oven to 400 degrees. Grease or use paper lined muffin tin; set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Combine eggs, milk, oil and strawberry extract. Stir into the dry ingredients and mix JUST until incorporated (there will be lumps). Fold in quartered strawberries.

Spoon into greased muffin tins and sprinkle tops lightly with white sugar. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar and top with a dollop of cream cheese frosting. Nestle a halved strawberry on top and smile. You just created a "good thing."

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add 1 cup strawberries and
1/2 cup chopped rhubarb

photo courtesy of *christine** at flickr.com

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