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For dessert on your Oscar menu, how about a Red Carpet (Velvet) Cake? This cake could be frosted white with a red carpet running down the middle of the cake. Cream one-half cup shortening; beat in one and a half cups sugar gradually. Add two eggs; beat well. Make a paste of 2 tablespoons cocoa and one and a half ounce of red food coloring; add to creamed mixture. Add one teaspoon salt, two and a half cups flour and one teaspoon vanilla alternately with one cup buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Sprinkle one teaspoon soda over one tablespoon vinegar; pour mixture over batter. Stir until thoroughly mixed. Bake in 3 8-inch pans or 2 9-inch pans for 30 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Oscar Parties are hot right now. Whether your guests are die-hard celebrity newshounds or casual movie-watchers, everyone likes to watch the pageantry of the Academy Awards and everyone certainly likes to eat, too. Satisfy their hunger with this Oscar menu.
This Oscar Party Menu is Worthy of Awards
The Oscars are about class, elegance and pageantry. Therefore, when it comes to beverages, champagne and non-alcoholic sparkling ciders are the clear winners for Best Drink. For appetizers, serve up fresh Oysters Rockefeller, cleverly renamed Oscar Rockefeller. If serving a main course, many fish dishes can be both elegant and affordable. The key is to keep dishes simple to preserve your sanity as the host.