Go Big Red Cake Frosting Food

GO BIG RED CAKE!

Steps:

• Sift together salt and flour.
• Make a paste of of coloring and cocoa.
• Cream sugar and shortening, add eggs and then add paste.
• Add buttermilk and flour alternately.
• Blend baking soda and vinegar in cup until it foams.
• Add to the vanilla batter.
• Bake in 3 layer pans, greased and floured.
• Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes.
• Frost with Big Red Cake Frosting!

RED VELVET SHEET CAKE WITH CLASSIC RED VELVET FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Thoroughly spray a large (18-by-12-inch) 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 the cake flour and salt. Set aside. In a separate bowl, stir together the buttermilk, vanilla, baking soda and eggs. Add the vinegar and stir. Set aside.
• In a separate small bowl, mix together the cocoa and red food coloring. Set aside. Cream together the shortening and sugar until fluffy. Alternate adding the flour mixture and the buttermilk/egg mixture until all combined. Pour in the red mixture and beat until combined.
• Pour the batter into the prepared sheet cake pan. Use a large offset spatula or knife to even out the surface. Bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the oven and allow the 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 cutting board. Allow the cake to cool completely before icing.
• Combine the milk and flour in a saucepan over medium heat and whisk constantly until thick. Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature. Add the vanilla once cooled.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the cooled milk mixture and beat very well. It may look separated, which means you have to keep beating until fully combined. It should be fluffy and light, similar to whipped cream.
• Ice the cake and top with raspberries.

BIG RED CAKE

Steps:

• Dump first 9 ingredients into large mixing bowl.
• Beat on low speed of mixer, scraping sides of bowl constantly, till well combined.
• Beat on high speed, for approximately 3 minutes.
• Bake at 350 degrees, for 40 to 45 minutes, in a greased and floured 9"X13" cake pan.
• Remove cake from oven and poke holes throughout cake with handle end of wooden spoon.
• Mix package of gelatin with Big Red and pour over hot cake.
• Refrigerate.
• Prepare vanilla pudding, using ONLY 1 cup of milk.
• Mix with whipped topping; spoon over cooled cake.
• Decorate the top with strawberries if desired for a more elegant presentation.
• Keep refrigerated and covered.

RED VELVET CAKE ICING

Steps:

• Softly whip cream by hand, in electric mixer or in food processor. Cover in bowl and refrigerate.
• Blend cream cheese and mascarpone in food processor or electric mixer until smooth. Add vanilla, pulse briefly, and add confectioners' sugar. Blend well.
• Transfer cream cheese mixture to bowl; fold in whipped cream. Refrigerate until needed.

GO BIG RED CAKE FROSTING!

Steps:

• Heat milk in a pan and thicken with the flour.
• Beat in the cup of powdered sugar.
• Beat the last 3 ingredients until consistency of whipped cream.
• Add milk and beat again til right consistency.
• Refrigerate frosting until cool.
• Cake should be refrigerated!