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Blue Velvet Cake Recipe
Blue Velvet Cake is perfect for a fun twist on the traditional red velvet cake with the same great taste.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 24
Calories: 142 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ cup shortening
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ounce royal blue gel paste food color
- 2 drops violet gel paste food color
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cant teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease and flour 3 8-inch round cake pans.
- Cream Crisco and sugar together until light and fluffy, about three minutes. Add eggs one at a time, completely incorporating after each addition.
- In a small bowl, make a paste of food coloring and cocoa powder and add to mixture.
- Stir together flour and salt in a separate medium bowl, set aside.
- Pour buttermilk and vanilla into a measuring cup, set aside.
- Alternately, add flour mixture and buttermilk mixture into Crisco/sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Scrape down sides of mixing bowl to ensure all ingredients are well incorporated.
- Reduce speed of mixer and stir in baking soda, making sure incorporated into batter. Then, stir in the vinegar, taking care not to beat hard or over mix.
- Distribute cake batter evenly into the three cake pans. Bake for 25 minutes or until cakes have gently pulled away from the edges of the cake pans and a cake tester or toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.. You can follow my tips for how to tell when your cake is done.
- Cool cake thoroughly before frosting.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
142kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
22g
(7%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
17mg
(6%)
Sodium
79mg
(3%)
Potassium
39mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.5g
(2%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
39IU
(1%)
Calcium
16mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 142
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 142kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 17mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 79mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 39mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.5g | 2% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 39IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 16mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.