Red And Green Velvet Cake!

ingredients

• servings: 1
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons red food coloring, or as needed
• 2 tablespoons green food coloring, or as needed
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons distilled white vinegar
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons distilled white vinegar

recipe

preparation time: 15 mins cook time: 25 mins ready time: 1 hr 10 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• grease a 9x13-inch sheet pan.
• mash vegetable shortening and sugar together in a large bowl until smooth and creamy; beat in eggs until fully incorporated.
• stir buttermilk, cocoa powder, salt, and vanilla extract into the shortening mixture until the liquid ingredients are an even color and texture.
• sift flour into the liquid ingredients until combined.
• pour half the batter into a separate bowl.
• lightly stir red food color into one bowl of batter and green food color into the other bowl of batter.
• quickly fold 3/4 teaspoon baking soda and 1 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar into the bowl of red batter; quickly fold 3/4 teaspoon baking soda and 1 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar into the bowl of green batter.
• pour the red and green batters into the prepared sheet pan in alternating colors.
• bake in the preheated oven until the cake is lightly browned on top and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. allow to cool completely before frosting.