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DEBBIE’S DAZZLING G
DEBBIE’S DAZZLIN
RED VELVET CAKE E
RED VELVET CAK
met Debbie Mays at a Birming- delicious—and if you top it with a
ham book signing. A caterer Cream Cheese Frosting and bright
and cake baker, she raved red raspberries, you have the most
about her Red Velvet Cake, telling camera-ready cake I know.
me that people order one from her
SERVES: 16
as much as a year in advance for
PREPARATION TIME: 8 MINUTES
Christmas. Well, she had me so BAKING TIME: 28 TO 30 MINUTES
curious that I tracked her down as I ASSEMBLY TIME: 10 MINUTES
prepared to write this book. Varia-
Solid vegetable shortening for greasing
tions abound on the legendary Red
the pans
Velvet Cake, and let’s face it, you Flour for dusting the pans
either love (as most people do) or 1 package (18.25 ounces) white cake mix
with pudding
hate this scarlet confection. Debbie
1 cup buttermilk
gets the vivid red color in her cake 8 tablespoons (1 stick) margarine, melted
by beginning with 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3 large eggs
a white cake mix
2 bottles (1 ounce each) red food coloring
and adding
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
cocoa plus two Cream Cheese Frosting (page 420)
bottles of red
1. Place a rack in the center of the oven
food coloring. It is and preheat the oven to 350°F. Gener-
