Christmas Recipes

This video show how to make a Red Velvet Cake. Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted, 1 teaspoons salt, 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, 2 ounces red food coloring, 2 sticks unsalted butter, divided, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 2 eggs, 1 cup buttermilk, 3 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon white vinegar, 16 ounces cream cheese, softened and 2 cups powdered sugar. Equipment needed: 3 9 inch round pan, bowl, whisk, wooden spoon, cooling rack, cake plate and spatula. Optional: 15 ounce can of beets, pecan halves and electric mixer. Preheat oven to 350 degree. Grease and flour cake pans. Pour cocoa powder into small bowl add red food coloring and whisk together until smooth. Tip: Beet juice can be substituted for red food coloring. In a large bowl beat 1 stick of butter and sugar by hand or with electric mixer until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. At low speed of mixer add flour a few tablespoons at a time alternating with buttermilk, vanilla and dyed cocoa powder. Mix all the ingredients until all the same red color. ...

For help with making Christmas eggnog watch the steps presented by Miranda Valentine. Ms Valentine, the Food and Lifestyle Expert at Mahalo.com shows viewers how to make the holiday drink from using fresh eggs, milk and spices.