Red Velvet Pound Cake

Red velvet poundcake

• Ready In: 1 hr 50 mins
• Serves: 8-12

Ingredients

• Cake

• 3  cups unsifted flour
• 3⁄4 cup milk
• 3  cups sugar
• 1  ounce  red food coloring
• 3⁄4 cup shortening
• 7  eggs
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  tablespoon vanilla
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup  cocoa

• Icing

• 8  ounces cream cheese, soft
• 1⁄2 cup confectioners' sugar, plus
• 2  tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 butter, soft

Directions

1. CAKE: Cream sugar, shortening, vanilla, food coloring and eggs.
2. Add dry ingredients and milk.
3. Bake in large and floured tube pan for 1-1/2 hours at 275 degrees.
4. Turn out of pan to cool.
5. ICING: Cream together cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and butter.
6. Spread over cooled cake.