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Hershey's® Red Velvet Cake

By: HersheysKitchens.com

"This is a red-tinted chocolate sheet cake with white frosting. It can also be baked in heart-shaped pans."

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Original Recipe Yield 1 - 9x13 inch pan

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk
2 tablespoons red food coloring
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup HERSHEY®'S Cocoa Powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 (16 ounce) can vanilla frosting
2 cups HERSHEY®'S MINI CHIPS™ Semisweet Chocolate

Directions

Heat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour 13x9-inch baking pan.
Beat butter and sugar in large bowl; add eggs and vanilla, beating well. Stir together buttermilk and food color. Stir together flour, cocoa and salt; add alternately to butter mixture with buttermilk mixture, mixing well. Stir in baking soda and vinegar. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Frost; garnish with chocolate chips, if desired. About 15 servings.
Variation: For heart shapes: Using open-topped heart-shaped cookie cutter (at least 1-1/2 inches deep and 3-inches wide), cut cake into 12 hearts. Frost and decorate as directed.

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving Calories: 456 | Total Fat: 18.8g | Cholesterol: 45mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2003 by Carrie Magill

This cake is well worth the cost of a few bottles of red food coloring! I used real butter,...

Reviewed on Apr. 24, 2008 by Blondeprincess

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When I saw the hershey recipe, I thought that I had found a great recipe, afterall it's by...

Reviewed on Nov. 5, 2003 by TMoore

This was a great cake. I made it for a Valentine's Day party (not the heart cut-outs as...

Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2003 by schmerna

I omitted the red food coloring and used cream cheese icing with chocolate chips; it was...

Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2003 by MANDY91576

This is the ABSOLUTE BEST RED VELVET CAKE recipe I have ever used. I made this for my...

Reviewed on Jul. 25, 2003 by VENUSRL

I bake cakes for others quite often and was asked to make a Red Velvet cake for a company...

Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2003 by Stephanie Knewasser

Growing up, Mom made this cake every Valentines Day. We all looked forward to it & I have...

Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2003 by Jayna

Delicious and moist..beats all others.

Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2003 by JRICE

Well my cake didn't turn out that red on the inside (more food coloring next time i guess) but...

Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2003 by PBANJELLY

I made red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting for a party and they were a huge hit....

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