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Red velvet cake

GreenEyes said: "Angel your mom has good taste in cakes, this is one of my favorites! Here is a recipe that I found in one of my cookbooks. The old red velvet cakes were colored with beets, hope you don't mind that. Low Fat Red Velvet Cake (Chocolate Beet Cake) * 1 cup all-purpose flour * 3/4 cup white whole wheat flour * 1-1/4 cups white sugar * 3/4 cup unsweetened dutch-process cocoa * 2 tsp. baking powder * 1/2 tsp. baking soda * 1-1/3 cups non-fat buttermilk * 1/2 cup butter, softened * 3/4 cup egg substitute * 2 tsp. vanilla * 2 cups beets, peeled and shredded Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 9 x 13 pan with nonstick cooking spray. In a large mixing bowl, stir together flours, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda. Whisk in buttermilk. Beat in butter, egg substitute and vanilla. Add beets. Pour in prepared cake pan. Bake 45 minutes. Cool, then frost with low fat cream cheese frosting. Low Fat Cream Cheese Frosting * 8 oz. Neufchatel cheese * 12 oz. fat-free frozen whipped topping (Cool Whip), thawed * 1 cup powdered sugar Using an electric mixer, beat Neufchatel cheese until smooth. Stir in thawed whipped topping and powdered sugar. Hope your mom has a nice birthday."

angel_rising said: "Does anyone know of a healthy way to make a Red Velvet Cake? My moms birthday is comming up and her faverite type of cake is a red velvet. I just cant find any recipes that sound halfway healthy. Most of them call for a rediculous amount of shortning."