Steel Magnolias – Red Velvet Cake

Published on December 10, 2009 by Chiara Tarenzi   ·   2 Comments
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Rating 3.00 out of 5

Be ready to watch “Steel Magnolias” over and over again, and be sure to have a box of tissues with you. You’ll laugh, and you’ll cry (maybe at the same time too!) and you will definitely not forget it. This is the story of six women in the south of the United States (by the way, Magnolias are frequent in the south), living their lives fully and never giving up (made of steel), always stopping by at “their” beauty parlor: their sanctuary.

The plot’s fulcrum is Shelby’s life, starting from her marriage and the most difficult, but sought decision of all: having a baby despite her illness, diabetes. What could emotional and strong women love more than arranging and attending so important a wedding? There is laughter and sentimentalism as well as lots of food for the reception after the ceremony: a beautiful velvet cake. This cake is the groom’s and is shaped as an armadillo, because of an old southern tradition. How can anyone resist such a sweet and beautiful cake?

But there is plenty more, such as changes, transformations and relationships in the women’s lives, that are supported by the incredible help and bond they are gifted with: thank God for sisterhood and multiple layer velvet cake!

Recipe: Red Velvet Cake

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 ounces red food coloring
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon white vinegar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Grease two 9 inch round pans. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Make a paste of cocoa and food coloring. Set aside.
  2. Combine the buttermilk, salt and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and 1 1/2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the cocoa mixture. Beat in the buttermilk mixture alternately with the flour, mixing just until incorporated. Stir together baking soda and vinegar, then gently fold into the cake batter.
  3. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before frosting. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
  4. To Make Icing: In a saucepan, combine the milk and 5 tablespoons flour. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Set aside to cool completely. Cream together butter, 1 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until light and fluffy, then stir in the cooled milk and flour mixture, beating until icing reaches spreading consistency.

Cooking time (duration): 55 min

Number of servings (yield): 12

My rating:4 stars: ★★★★☆

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