Red Velvet Cake

I just learned that Mayet's favorite cake is Red Velvet. I should have known this though. In the past, whenever she was assigned to bring a dessert, she always brought red velvet cake. And on her birthday last year, her fiancé made her red velvet cake.

So, for her birthday this year, I made her a red velvet cake. I'd never made it before. And because this was for Mayet, I searched the web for the most catchy red velvet cake recipe. This is how I found The BEST Red Velvet Cake Recipe - Divas Can Cook. This recipe must be shared!

Here are the ingredients and prices, since I'm on a "Name That Price" roll.

 

2 cups all purpose flour	$0.30
1 teaspoon of baking soda	$0.01
1 teaspoon of baking powder	$0.04
1 teaspoon of salt	$0.04
2 Tablespoon of unsweetened, cocoa powder	$0.50
2 cups sugar	$1.00
1 cup vegetable oil	$0.67
2 eggs	$0.66
1 cup buttermilk	$0.95
2 teaspoon of vanilla extract	$0.72
1-2 oz. red food coloring	$6.38
1 teaspoon of white distilled vinegar	$0.01
½ cup of prepared plain hot coffee	$0.58
Total	$11.86

I did not use the commonly associated icing, to which Abmel commented "I would have used a cream cheese icing..." Well, I didn't! Here's the ingredients for the best frosting I've ever had: 

5 Tablespoons Flour	$0.18
1 cup Milk	$0.38
1 teaspoon Vanilla	$0.36
1 cup Butter	$2.59
1 cup Granulated Sugar (not Powdered Sugar!)	$0.47
Total	$3.98

That's a whopping $15.84 for this red velvet cake. 

And Jaida loved it!

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