Red Velvet Cake

By GNSnavely

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 2 1/2 c flour -sifted twice
• 1 1/2 c sugar
• 1 t baking soda
• 1 t fine salt
• 1 t cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 c oil
• 1 c buttermilk - room temperature
• 1 large eggs - room temperature
• 2 T (1 oz) red food coloring
• 1 t distilled white vinegar
• 1 t pure vanilla extract
• Frosting:
• 16 oz cream cheese - room temperature
• 2 sticks butter - room temperature\
• 4 c sifted powdered sugar
• 1 t vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350.
Grease and flour 3 round cake pans.
Sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder.
In another bowl, whisk together buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vinegar, vanilla.
Add dry ingredients a little a time.
Mix until smooth.
Divide evenly between the three cake pans.
Bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until cake loosen from sides of pans and spring back when touched.
Allow to cool before frosting.
For the frosting, cream together cheese and butter.
Add vanilla.
Mix in powdered sugar until spreadable.