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Original recipe yields 12 servings (1 9-inch layer cake)

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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch round pans.

2. Beat shortening and 1 1/2 cups sugar until very light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well.

3. Make a paste of cocoa and red food coloring; add to creamed mixture. Mix salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and buttermilk together. Add the flour to the batter, alternating with the buttermilk mixture, mixing just until incorporated. Mix soda and vinegar and gently fold into cake batter. Don't beat or stir the batter after this point.

4. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake in preheated oven until a tester inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool cakes completely on wire rack.

5. To Make Icing: Cook 5 tablespoons flour and milk over low heat till thick, stirring constantly. Let cool completely! While mixture is cooling, beat 1 cup sugar, butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla until light and fluffy. Add cooled flour mixture and beat until frosting is a good spreading consistency. Frost cake layers when completely cool.

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Without question, the negative reviews for this recipe can be explained by people not being familiar with the techniques that are used. I subtracted a star because this *is* a more complicated p...

This Red Velvet cake was definitely not what I expected. It could be that I have no experience with Red Velvet cake, but with this recipe the cake was much to heavy. The Icing was bland and hone...

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Original recipe yields 12 servings (1 9-inch layer cake) 1 Serving Servings Per Recipe: Amount Per Serving * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. ** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients.

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Dear Peaches,
I've finally gotten time to write you. I miss you dearly sweetness. I'm all the way in Canada, unfortunately, I got stuck up here with these Yankees. I'm staying with some guys I met at a bar. I hope you didn't find another lover. Because I still think about you. There ain't none like that sweet southern behind of yours up here. I'll be home soon baby.

Love, Your Husband.

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Old in age, Uncle Aubrey's love interest.

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German psychologist assigned to evaluate Gaynelle after her incident with her husband and his mistress.

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Local sheriff, who buys Peaches' RV later in the play.

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One eyed, was interested in Gaynelle, ex wife was a twirler, saved Gaynelle's Psychologist evaluation.

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Jimmy Wy's main competition for widower Burton. Mama Doll's daughter.

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Widow, whose husband went missing, desperate for a man.

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Tomboy with unibrow, never married. Kind of weird. 1/3 of the "lesser Verdeens".

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Trophy wife,  recently divorced, overwhelmed, stressed and emotional. 1/3 of the "lesser Verdeens"

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Sassy and stylish, local television star, life-hack guru, and chef.

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Three cousins, Gaynelle, Peaches, and Jimmy Wyvette, host the Verdeen family reunion after their Aunt Lamerle cancels because of Gaynelle's "public embarrassment". Gaynelle then wages her house for a bet that her Red Velvet cake would be better than Lamerle's. And Gaynelle has to manage losing her husband, planning a large family reunion, and making an amazing red velvet cake.

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Cee Cee Windham
Gaynelle Verdeen Minshew
Jimmy Wyvette Verdeen
Peaches Verdeen Belrose
Bitsy Hargis
Newt Baylock
Sheriff Grover Lout
Elsa Dowdall
Mama Doll Hargis
Purvis Verdeen

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Red Velvet Cake
Infidelity
Coping with life's challenges
Finding joy in hard times

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by: Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten