View Cart/Checkout Shop By Department Adams Reserve Colors Culinary Tonight Extracts Gift Packs Powder Extracts Pure Spices Spice Blends Vanillas Featured Item Adams Best Vanilla This is how we started! Our Adams Best Vanilla doesn't bake or freeze out and enhances a variety of desserts, puddings, cakes, custards, creams, ice cream, and cookies. Don't say Vanilla, Say Adams Best. Enjoy! Home » Recipes » Adams "Original" Red Velvet Cake Adams "Original" Red Velvet Cake Print Version Notes: See Betty Adams Original white icing or No Cook icing as an original recipe pairing! Batter 1 tsp soda 1 cup buttermilk 1 Tbl. vinegar 1/2 cup shortening 1-1/2 cups sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp. "Adams Best" Vanilla 1 tsp. Adams Butter Flavor 1 ounce Adams Red Color 3 Tbl. cocoa 2-1/2 cups sifted flour 1 tsp salt Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs one at a time and beat vigorously. Add flavors to mixture. In a separate bowl make a paste of cocoa and food coloring and blend into shortening mixture. Sift together dry ingredients and add alternately with buttermilk to mixture. Add vinegar to mixture with last part of buttermilk. Blend well. Bake in 3-9" or 10" pans for 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees. Let cool completely. Cover with frosting. Photo Photo of Adams recipe card circa 1969 Recipe Video Back to Recipes Ingredients Adams Best Vanilla Red Food Color Imitation Butter Flavor Shop by Department:  Adams Reserve   Colors   Culinary Tonight  Extracts  Gift Packs  Powder Extracts  Pure Spices  Spice Blends